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Letter to Editor---Curry County Charter does not equal Coos County Charter

4/6/2014

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From a Lady Watchdog in Fairview:

Dear Editor --

On Saturday, April 5th, 2014 The World ran a front page article titled "Important election coming in Curry Co."  The article stated that a Curry County Home Rule Charter and one commissioner position will be on their May ballot.

Understand that this Curry County Charter in no way resembles the freedom-loving Coos County Home Rule Charter coming on the ballot this November.

Home Rule Charters are county constitutions.  They can be amended.  Each is individual.  Let me compare some points between theirs and ours.

Our Charter clearly forbids the hiring of a County Manager. (Coos County voted down a County Manager in 2012.) 


On the other hand, Curry County's Charter mandates the hiring of an appointed, not elected, County Manager.  These managers come with no accountability, big paychecks, golden parachutes, and, on average, three year terms before they move on.

This unelected, can't be-fired-by-the-people administrator is then directed by their Charter to appoint Curry County's Treasurer, Assessor, Surveyor, and Clerk.  Yes, I said "appoint".  Curry County voters are being asked to surrender their voting rights to the whims and dictates of an unelected person.  True, it says the commissioners must approve these choices.  However, if you don't vote them in, you can't vote them out.  And if you don't have your vote, what do you have?

Coos County's Charter says all of the county officers will be elected, at large, as it should be.  It makes them accountable to you.

And their County Commissioners will then number five, with no pay or benefits, a $10,000 stipend per year and these happy folks are supposed to review and approve the full time, full paid Administrator's unelected personnel choices.

On our side of the county line Our Charter will also have five commissioners, full paid, full time, and responsible for the full management and administration of the county, under clearly defined guidelines.  Ours is called "Voice of the Voters". 


The good news is that the Curry County voters have wisely voted down notoriously bad propositions before.  Clearly they should read the Charter and it might be interesting for them to discover who actually drafted it for them.  My bet is it wasn't their Home Rule Charter Committee.

Ronnie Herne
ARRRG Secretary
Home Rule Charter
arrrg@agitatus.com

62650 Fairview Road
Coquille, Oregon 97423
541-396-4200


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