Friday, July 19, 2013

Boone's inconsistent appointment process draws criticism - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

by Jennifer Wheeler

….Boone County Board members have accused County Board Chairman Bob Walberg of wanting to appoint individuals to leadership positions without officials knowing a thing about the candidates.

Member Cathy Ward asked the board on Wednesday to reconsider the appointments made at the June meeting since not everyone was told who was being nominated beforehand. At first she thought she had missed the memo in her board packet but quickly discovered she had never received it.
Walberg said he never knew some members hadn’t received the list and wasn’t informed of the issue until Wednesday night.

Although the motion to reconsider failed, it didn’t stop a few members from shedding light on how appointments were made.

I wrote this story about the issue yesterday; however, there are a few more colorful tidbits of information that didn’t make it to print. Read them below:…..

Second, there wasn’t a new posting published to recruit an individual to serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Instead, Walberg used candidates who weren’t selected from a previous notice.
Read more: http://www.rrstar.com/blogs/jenniferwheeler/x2082712186/Boones-inconsistent-appointment-process-draws-criticism#ixzz2ZW2A2bv5

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