Here’s some free advice for Kootenai County Commissioners-elect Marc Eberlein and David Stewart: Wait until after you have been sworn in to become further involved in the mess that Commissioner Green, outgoing Commissioner Tondee, and Airport Director (or not…) Greg Delavan have created.
This morning’s skewspaper (the Coeur d’Alene Press) article headlined Commissioners discuss airport hiring process includes this line: “Nelson said the commissioners heard from the two newly elected county commissioners last week, who informed them that – barring any glaring misdeeds in his personnel file – they plan to reinstate former airport manager Greg Delavan in January once they take office.”
If the horse named “Glaring Misdeeds” ever existed, it has already died at the hands of Commissioners Green and Tondee. If Green and Tondee and Nelson had evidence of “glaring misdeeds” sufficient to justify or even just strongly support Delavan’s termination, we’re reasonably sure the County’s Human Resources Department and the Commissioners’ legal adviser would have helped them through the proper process to achieve a lawful remedy. Of course, that assumes the Commissioners sought help. Instead, it appears that they decided to shortcut the process and knowingly violate the Idaho Open Meeting Law to achieve their desired result. (more…)