Rich Kelsey -- APP 7-8-05

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County needs new inspector

Recent events in Monmouth County demonstrate the need for massive political reform. Truth be told, the New Jersey system of local control and private fiefdoms probably will never be broken. But one easy step can be taken to fight waste, corruption and inefficiency — for the county to hire an independent inspector general to review, audit, investigate and report on county policies and departments.

The inspector general should not be a political hack with 10 other titles, but ought to be empowered to investigate every department, every budget, every activity, every expenditure and every nook and cranny of the county government system, without interference or direction from the very people to be reviewed, audited and inspected. An effective inspector general will find, report and expose waste and inefficiency.

A good inspector general would likely find that too many departments manage to under-perform while being overstaffed. The county as a whole is probably overstaffed by 10 to 15 percent. Its budget could likely be cut by up to 20 percent without any substantive drop in core services.

In addition, an inspector general out to reward good work and service would be welcomed by the beleaguered and underpaid county employees trapped in a system that rewards political patronage over performance.

The Board of Freeholders should move quickly to find such an inspector general. The price for such talent would not be cheap, but Monmouth County can't afford not to buy.

Richard Kelsey

ARLINGTON, VA.

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BTW -- I have dozens of letters I can post if anyone gives a hoot. I probably have a dozen or so published -- and about the smae the were never published -- all related to issues involving Freehold.

I just spent a few hours reading them -- I have come to the conclusion that I really like my own stuff. LOL I sure hate being either edited or not printed.

In Law School, I took over and ran the law school newspaper. (We won a National Award). The best part of the job as Editor-in-Chief was knowing that every submission I made was going to be published.

Those were the good old days.

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Rich,

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[richardkelsey]

richardkelsey said:

County needs new inspector

Recent events in Monmouth County demonstrate the need for massive political reform. Truth be told, the New Jersey system of local control and private fiefdoms probably will never be broken. But one easy step can be taken to fight waste, corruption and inefficiency — for the county to hire an independent inspector general to review, audit, investigate and report on county policies and departments.

The inspector general should not be a political hack with 10 other titles, but ought to be empowered to investigate every department, every budget, every activity, every expenditure and every nook and cranny of the county government system, without interference or direction from the very people to be reviewed, audited and inspected. An effective inspector general will find, report and expose waste and inefficiency.

A good inspector general would likely find that too many departments manage to under-perform while being overstaffed. The county as a whole is probably overstaffed by 10 to 15 percent. Its budget could likely be cut by up to 20 percent without any substantive drop in core services.

In addition, an inspector general out to reward good work and service would be welcomed by the beleaguered and underpaid county employees trapped in a system that rewards political patronage over performance.

The Board of Freeholders should move quickly to find such an inspector general. The price for such talent would not be cheap, but Monmouth County can't afford not to buy.

Richard Kelsey

ARLINGTON, VA.

Here I am again being a partisan for the dems! And look, look who used to love my "exquisite logic," before I made the mistake of asking intelligent questions of her party pick.