Comments on: He’s running – and shredding http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/13/hes-running-%e2%80%93-and-shredding/ Political news in the Lower Hudson Valley, New York state. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:16:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Westchester Wisdom http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/13/hes-running-%e2%80%93-and-shredding/comment-page-1/#comment-19025 Westchester Wisdom Mon, 14 May 2007 15:11:03 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/13/hes-running-%e2%80%93-and-shredding/#comment-19025 I may have made my point poorly... I am not here defending or attacking county government, only suggesting that those who want to eliminate it, or make it a separate administrative agency of the state, should direct their attention to Albany, not White Plains. I may have made my point poorly… I am not here defending or attacking county government, only suggesting that those who want to eliminate it, or make it a separate administrative agency of the state, should direct their attention to Albany, not White Plains.

]]> By: the consultant http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/13/hes-running-%e2%80%93-and-shredding/comment-page-1/#comment-19024 the consultant Mon, 14 May 2007 14:59:10 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/13/hes-running-%e2%80%93-and-shredding/#comment-19024 county government is a layer of government that although state mandated is simply not necessary. 80% of what the county spends is state mandated anyway..but in order to do that you apparently have to have not only a county executive with various department heads but an elected county board...Assuming arguendo that the adminstrative arm of the county may be necessary if 80% of expenditures are pre ordained why no simply hire a professional manager...the rest is just patronage county government is a layer of government that although
state mandated is simply not necessary. 80% of what the
county spends is state mandated anyway..but in order to
do that you apparently have to have not only a county
executive with various department heads but an elected
county board…Assuming arguendo that the
adminstrative arm of the county may be necessary
if 80% of expenditures are pre ordained why no simply
hire a professional manager…the rest is just
patronage

]]> By: Westchester Wisdom http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/13/hes-running-%e2%80%93-and-shredding/comment-page-1/#comment-18994 Westchester Wisdom Mon, 14 May 2007 11:58:31 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/13/hes-running-%e2%80%93-and-shredding/#comment-18994 County government is a creation of the state, not the county. The question should therefore be asked of State Senators, Assembly Members, and the Governor. County officials, by law, cannot dissolve their government. The overwhelming function of County government is delivering social services. Again, this is State law. The State does not administer Medicaid, or policies for the homeless, and such. The State created County government and specifically puts these responsibilities on the County government. There are also State requirements that are placed on the County Clerk's office and the District Attorney's office. In more rural areas of the State, other functions, such as police and public safety must often fall to the County. Here in Westchester, to some extent this is optional. As a matter of State law, Westchester County does not have to be involved in transfats, or County Parks, or tanning salons. But the County cannot dissolve iitself. It is a creature of the State, and if the County government is not doing the Lord's work, it is certainly doing Albany's. County government is a creation of the state, not the county. The question should therefore be asked of State Senators, Assembly Members, and the Governor. County officials, by law, cannot dissolve their government.

The overwhelming function of County government is delivering social services. Again, this is State law. The State does not administer Medicaid, or policies for the homeless, and such. The State created County government and specifically puts these responsibilities on the County government.

There are also State requirements that are placed on the County Clerk’s office and the District Attorney’s office.

In more rural areas of the State, other functions, such as police and public safety must often fall to the County. Here in Westchester, to some extent this is optional. As a matter of State law, Westchester County does not have to be involved in transfats, or County Parks, or tanning salons.

But the County cannot dissolve iitself. It is a creature of the State, and if the County government is not doing the Lord’s work, it is certainly doing Albany’s.

]]> By: Michael Fortunato http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/13/hes-running-%e2%80%93-and-shredding/comment-page-1/#comment-18932 Michael Fortunato Sun, 13 May 2007 23:58:55 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/13/hes-running-%e2%80%93-and-shredding/#comment-18932 Just once I would like someone from the County Legislature to justify their job and to state why county government should not be abolished Just once I would like someone from the County Legislature to justify their job and to state why county government should not be abolished

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