Dayhoff Westminster Soundtrack: Dean Minnich: A few reasons why you'd fire a good employee

Friday, December 03, 2010

Dean Minnich: A few reasons why you'd fire a good employee

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010

A few reasons why you'd fire a good employee

http://www.deanminnich.com/2010/12/few-reasons-why-youd-fire-good-employee.html

During the past week, the county has engaged in the process of letting a few good employees go, their contracts terminated with severance pay.

The natural questions is, why would commissioners on their way out the door fire people? Why not let the new commissioners assess the abilities of the employees, and decide whether to keep them or cut them loose? Is this a case of paying off political pals at taxpayer expense?

I had to consider the substance and the appearance of the situation before I was able to take action. I am satisfied that the best interests of both the public and the employees were served with the termination of their contracts. Why?

For starters, you can look up the county government web site and check out the video for Dec. 1 meeting. Close to the end, we discuss the merits of such an action, and bottom line is, it was why the contracts were offered in the first place, and it was time to wrap it up. It was the legal, ethical and honorable thing to do... http://www.deanminnich.com/2010/12/few-reasons-why-youd-fire-good-employee.html