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Supervisor objects to unelected representative at Law Enforcement Center Authority mediation
Summary
A county supervisor criticized the selection of an unelected authority chair to represent county taxpayers at an upcoming mediation over the Law Enforcement Center, saying supervisors should control representation and questioning oversight of legal fees.
A county supervisor raised strong objections to the Law Enforcement Center Authority’s choice of an unelected chair to represent county interests at mediation set for the week of Thanksgiving, saying elected supervisors should control that representation and questioning who will oversee legal costs.
The supervisor (speaker 5) said the authority is a three-member appointed board and argued that sending an appointed, unelected person to mediation means county taxpayers’ interests would be represented by someone not accountable by election. “I don't think, anybody unelected to the county should be deciding what kind of money we'll take in the damages or speaking on our behalf,” the supervisor said. The speaker also noted the county is paying attorney fees and expressed concern about cost control and information flow if an unelected person participates in legal strategy.
The supervisor said they had proposed appointing themselves as the county representative but that their motion failed to secure a second. They urged the board to consider options to remedy the representation and said they would prepare for mediation. No board action to change representation was recorded in the provided transcript.
