Proposal for referendum on county board future gives people a voice

Published Jan. 10, 2013

A former county supervisor who is now in the state Assembly has legislation that would give voters in the county the right to determine whether the board should be smaller, poorer and meet less frequently. Needless to say, the reaction from County Board members is one of horror at the thought that they might lose their $50,000 a year jobs and their ability to strike fear into the hearts of thousands of county employees by micromanaging their departments and their tasks.