Union County County Manager Controversey

In May, voters spoke and in a few short weeks, a new majority will be seated on the county commission board here in Union County.

However, what is not clear is if a new county manager will be seated or not. Worse, it appears Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Kuehler and outgoing commissioner Lanny Openshaw are hell bent on hiring a manager without the consent of the three new commissioners who will comprise a majority.

What's the immediate rush? It took 18 months to find and hire Al Greene after the Shalati ordeal. Could it be that this board wants to circumvent any authority a new board might bring? And worse, the hiring practice of this headhunting firm to find a county manager may in fact be illegal. United for Union would very much like to hear from the board attorny and his recommendation.

The majority of Openshaw, Rogers and Kuehler has been a case study on how NOT to lead. In 2 short years they've managed to lose the trust of not only citizens of this county but also of firemen and women, our hospital and our business community. Now under their failed leadership they wish to rush and hire the CEO of a county that faces enormous challenges.

United for Union, just like the letter Mike Helms wrote on October 10 in the EJ, calls on district attorney John Snyder to investigate. We are putting this out to citizens all over Union County to ask for a possible criminal investigation.

Stay tuned...more to come.