I read today's enterprise about the scanner issue. I guess my opinion on that is same as when the issue first came out and that is the police should have the ability to conduct day to day duties without compromising their activities.
The thing about this article though was there were two county commissioners who don't like what the sheriff is doing. Why is it the county commissioners are worried about a sheriff's issue. This is a sheriff's issue after all, the rest of communications are not encrypted.
Another observation is these two commissioners in particular seem to question a lot of the sheriff's policy decisions. I find this disturbing that the county commissioners are trying to make policy decisions for a county official who was elected by us, based on his qualifications.
I voted for my county commissioners to do their job which is providing the essential services they need to provided, and to fund our constitutionally mandated and independently elected sheriff.
If you want to make policy decisions for the sheriff, run for the position. If you are better qualified you will be elected. If not, fund him and leave his policy and procedures alone. He is responsible to his constituents!
The thing about this article though was there were two county commissioners who don't like what the sheriff is doing. Why is it the county commissioners are worried about a sheriff's issue. This is a sheriff's issue after all, the rest of communications are not encrypted.
Another observation is these two commissioners in particular seem to question a lot of the sheriff's policy decisions. I find this disturbing that the county commissioners are trying to make policy decisions for a county official who was elected by us, based on his qualifications.
I voted for my county commissioners to do their job which is providing the essential services they need to provided, and to fund our constitutionally mandated and independently elected sheriff.
If you want to make policy decisions for the sheriff, run for the position. If you are better qualified you will be elected. If not, fund him and leave his policy and procedures alone. He is responsible to his constituents!