As many of you know by now, Todd Stroger made some secret and inappropriate moves with the Public Defender budget: he hired another high-paid “advisor” and hid the salary on the Public Defender budget. At a time when assistant public defenders have been laid off due to budget reductions, this move is unacceptable.
The union has been in contact with County Commissioners about this situation, and some have expressed outrage about this budget slight-of-hand. Our hope is that the Commissioners see Stroger’s latest move, and many others like it, as a improper disregard for the budget process and the will of the County Board. We are trying to keep Commissioners’ attention on this issue and on the plight of our office as a result of the layoffs. We have sent a Letter to Commissioners seeking action. If anything good comes of this, we will let you know.
June 5th, 2007
Not sure if anyone is looking at this - but Channel 7 had a very small bit this morning about the County Commissioners introducing a “no confidence” vote against Stroger at todays meeting. I am not sure exactly how that process works but I am encouraging everyone to email/call your commissioner and voice your support that they vote no confidence in Stroger’s ability to govern this county.
Check Channel 7 website or news for updates - that is the only place it has been mentioned.