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Friday, February 04, 2011

Dean Minnich: Two gone in 'restructuring' victims of politics

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Two gone in 'restructuring' victims of politics http://www.deanminnich.com/2011/02/two-gone-in-restructuring-victims-of.html

If you think the decision by the new board of commissioners to fire Carole Hammen, director of human resources, and Kathy Rauschenberg, county clerk, is a purely fiscal decision to keep their promise to restructure county government, here's a little background to consider.

Hammen's ouster is illogical, in fiscal or operational terms. She worked with the 2002 board to improve the predictability and essential fairness of salary scales -- prior to that, some employees had received no raises in years, while others (perhaps with better political connections) had jumped up the salary ladder. She guided a team of staffers through development of a more efficient and less costly insurance program, and an improved and more businesslike pension plan. County salary expenditures are second lowest in the state, numbers of employees was also at the bottom, and the cost per taxpayer was the envy of every other subdivison in Maryland: so, what's to improve?

Rauschenberg was a clerk to former board president, Julia Gouge, before becoming county clerk. Hammen was a professional, but it was feared that both she and Rauschenberg were too close to the former board, especially Julia Gouge... http://www.deanminnich.com/2011/02/two-gone-in-restructuring-victims-of.html

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Sunday, January 09, 2011

Agenda for the Carroll County MD Board of Commissioners for the week of January 10, 2011

http://www.scribd.com/doc/46539885/Agenda-for-the-Carroll-County-MD-Board-of-Commissioners-for-the-week-of-January-10-2011

Carroll County, Maryland, Board of Commissioners

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2011/01/agenda-for-carroll-county-md-board-of.html

Dean Minnich: Should commissioners make policy, or try to run ev...

Dean Minnich: Should commissioners make policy, or try to run ev...: " Look for some significant retooling in the office the Carroll County Commissioners, as the board seeks to put peopl..."

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2011

Should commissioners make policy, or try to run everything?

Look for some significant retooling in the office the Carroll County Commissioners, as the board seeks to put people in place to take orders, rather than advise elected leaders.

This will mark the most significant difference between this board and prior one, which relied on information from senior staff and outside consultants to make policy, then turned the work over to the professionals and county employees.

This new board has been consistently sending signals that it will take charge. Haven Shoemaker, as a candidate, promised to clean house. Richard Rothschild and Robin Frazier have made no secret of their intentions to down-size government and the services the county provides. Doug Howard, despite his difficulties making the Carroll Area Transit work on the funds provided, commented that the five new commissioners have sufficient business skills to divide responsibilities among themselves and run the departments that are now administered by professional directors.

The morale in the county office building is at its lowest since the last time Frazier had an office there, apparently the results of micro-managing and inconsistent signals from the commissioners' office. Word is that Steve Powell, who as chief of staff for the previous board of commissioners was at the top of the chain of command, is now left out of policy meetings held by the commissioners directly with senior staffers... http://www.deanminnich.com/2011/01/should-commissioners-make-policy-or-try.html

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Dean Minnich: It's okay that all five of the new commishes are a...

Dean Minnich: It's okay that all five of the new commishes are a...: " All five new commissioners are suffering through the tedious meetings and fattening meals and posh overindulgence o..."

MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011

It's okay that all five of the new commishes are at a resort

All five new commissioners are suffering through the tedious meetings and fattening meals and posh overindulgence of the Hyatt resort hotel in Cambridge this week, but it's okay.

Well, Robin Frazier might have participated in such rituals when she was commissioner before, but with restraint, I'm sure.

I certainly can't find fault, because I attended such gatherings of the Maryland Association of Counties in my first four to six years as a commissioner. I even went to one National Association of Counties meeting in Phoenix, and two mid-winter meetings, I think, in Washington.

It's good to go and learn. Talk with other commissioners and county council members or executives for a few days. Meet state government people with whom you will be interacting for four years, do a little face to face, because there's time later for watching your back... http://www.deanminnich.com/2011/01/its-okay-that-all-five-of-new-commishes.html

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Last week’s agenda for the Carroll County MD Board of Commissioners: Week of January 3, 2011

Last week’s agenda for the Carroll County Board of Commissioners: Week of January 3, 2011 ~ Revision 1

[20110103 sdosm CCBOC agenda]

Carroll County, Maryland, Board of Commissioners

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on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/46537246/Last-week’s-agenda-for-the-Carroll-County-MD-Board-of-Commissioners-Week-of-January-3-2011" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Last week’s agenda for the Carroll County MD Board of Commissioners: Week of January 3, 2011

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Thursday, December 09, 2010

Carroll County commissioners open term with 'framework from which to govern'

Term limits, property rights and prayer before meetings are among new board's 10 philosophies

Carroll County commissioners open term with 'framework from which to govern'

By Jim Joyner

Posted 12/08/10 http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4991/term-limits-property-rights-prayer-before-meetings-are-among-new-boards-10-philosophies/

Smaller government, term limits, lower property taxes and a resistance of unfunded mandates from state and federal government — these are a few of "10 Governing Philosophies" unveiled Wednesday by the newly-elected Board of County Commissioners at a press conference in Westminster.

Also on the list: prayer before each board meeting, no more county cars for commissioners and promise to converse with constituents in "plain English."

“It is important for us to set a direction, and we have worked collectively on this," said Commissioner Doug Howard, who represents the 5th Commissioner District in Sykesville and Eldersburg.

Howard said the commissioner board — which has no incumbents and is the first-ever in Carroll County with five members elected by district — wanted to express its philosophies to set a tone for the new term. The board was sworn into office Monday.

"These philosophies will serve as a framework from which to govern," said Howard, "(and are) the product of our collective understanding of the will and the desire of the citizens." ...

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At Wednesday's event, each of the five commissioners took a turn announcing two of the principles. In addition to Howard, those taking part were Robin Frazier (1st District-Manchester/Taneytown), Haven Shoemaker (2nd-Hampstead/Finksburg), Dave Roush (3rd-Westminster) and Richard Rothschild (4th-Mount Airy/New Windsor). All are Republicans.

http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4991/term-limits-property-rights-prayer-before-meetings-are-among-new-boards-10-philosophies/

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/12/carroll-county-commissioners-open-term.html

Labels: Carroll Co Commissioners 59th Brd, Newspapers Explore Carroll
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Kevin Dayhoff - The Tentacle: Historic Changes in Carroll County

December 8, 2010

Historic Changes in Carroll County

Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4097

On Monday, Carroll County’s first five-member Board of Commissioners took the oath of office: Robin Frazier, Haven Shoemaker, Dave Rous, Richard Rothschild, and Doug Howard.

All are Republicans. Only Ms. Frazier has served in the commissioners’ office before, for one term, 1998 to 2002.

After a long and stormy commissioner election campaign, it took only 15 minutes for history to be made as the 59th Board of Carroll County Commissioners was sworn into office.

It will be interesting to see how well this county government functions with five instead of three commissioners. Are five heads better than three?

Taxes, waste-to-energy, the airport, police protection, and the economy are some of the many leftovers the new commissioners will find on their plates.

For dessert, the commissioners have available the preservation of the business of agriculture and increasing employment in Carroll County so that the 62% of the work force doesn’t need to leave the county every work day in the pursuit of meaningful employment.

Barrels of ink and antacid have been spilled on the discussions over the five-district, five-commissioner form of government along with hand wringing, gnashing of teeth, food-fights of kindergarten proportions and close encounters of the third grade.

The idea was first publicly floated as far back as... http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4097

Labels: Carroll Co Commissioners, Carroll Co Commissioners 59th Brd, Change, Dayhoff Media The Tentacle, History Carroll Co
http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/12/kevin-dayhoff-tentacle-historic-changes.html
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Carroll County MD Nov. 2, 2010 General Election official results

http://www.scribd.com/doc/44811182/Carroll-County-MD-Nov-2-2010-General-Election-official-results

November 2, 2010 Gubernatorial General Election Official Results Summary Report, State of Maryland, Carroll County: Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races

This may help some folks with the “who is on first” and “what is on second” for my article: Carroll's 59th Board of County Commissioners sworn into office By Bob Allen and Kevin Dayhoff Explore Carroll shar.es/Xp9W1

http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4990/carrolls-59th-board-county-commissioners-sworn-into-office/

Also see: For today's swearing-in, @kevindayhoff looks at the history of the County Commissioners/"Levy Court" in Eagle Archive http://bit.ly/gSlGLD

http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion/4976/greetings-levy-court-aka-county-commissioners/

Carroll, county, Maryland, politics, commissioners, elections, history, Roush, Frazier, Shoemaker, Howard, Rothschild, Dayhoff

Carroll County MD Nov. 2, 2010 General Election official results

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20101206 59^th Brd info for Scribd

Labels: Carroll Co Commissioners 59th Brd, Commissioner Dave Roush, Commissioner Doug Howard, Commissioner Haven Shoemaker, Commissioner Richard Rothschild, Commissioner Robin Frazier

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Carroll's 59th Board of County Commissioners sworn into office

http://www.scribd.com/doc/44811344/Carroll-s-59th-Board-of-County-Commissioners-sworn-into-office

Carroll's 59th Board of County Commissioners sworn into office By Bob Allen and Kevin Dayhoff Explore Carroll shar.es/Xp9W1

http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4990/carrolls-59th-board-county-commissioners-sworn-into-office/

Also see: For today's swearing-in, @kevindayhoff looks at the history of the County Commissioners/"Levy Court" in Eagle Archive http://bit.ly/gSlGLD

http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion/4976/greetings-levy-court-aka-county-commissioners/

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Carroll's 59th Board of County Commissioners sworn into office

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20101206 59^th Brd info for Scribd

Labels: Carroll Co Commissioners 59th Brd, Commissioner Dave Roush, Commissioner Doug Howard, Commissioner Haven Shoemaker, Commissioner Richard Rothschild, Commissioner Robin Frazier

See also: Carroll's 59th Board of County Commissioners sworn into office Explore Carroll shar.es/Xp9W1 By Bob Allen and Kevin Dayhoff (Enlarge) New Carroll County commissioners sworn in ... After a long and stormy election campaign; ... http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4990/carrolls-59th-board-county-commissioners-sworn-into-office/

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/12/carrolls-59th-board-of-county.html

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Monday, December 06, 2010

Carroll's 59th Board of County Commissioners sworn into office

Explore Carroll shar.es/Xp9W1

By Bob Allen and Kevin Dayhoff (Enlarge) New Carroll County commissioners sworn in ... After a long and stormy election campaign; ... http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4990/carrolls-59th-board-county-commissioners-sworn-into-office/

After a long and stormy election campaign; it took only 15 minutes for history to be made Monday, as the 59th Board of Carroll County Commissioners was sworn into office earlier today.

The five members of the county’s first five-member board were sworn in en mass in a ceremony, in Circuit courtroom No. 4 at the County Courthouse Annex at 55 N. Court St., Westminster.

Compared to the formal ceremony, they spent far more time posing for photographs afterward.

Five new faces that will be part of the new board of commissioners — Robin Frazier (1st District), Haven Shoemaker (2nd), Dave Roush (3rd), Richard Rothschild (4th) and Doug Howard (5th). All are Republicans, and only Frazier has served in the commissioners’ office before, from 1998 to 2002... http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4990/carrolls-59th-board-county-commissioners-sworn-into-office/

Labels: Carroll Co Commissioners 59th Brd, Commissioner Dave Roush, Commissioner Doug Howard, Commissioner Haven Shoemaker, Commissioner Richard Rothschild, Commissioner Robin Frazier

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/12/carrolls-59th-board-of-county.html
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