HarCoDem

Representing Harford County, Maryland, this blog will connect local residents to the politcal scene. This site will occasionally mention Congressional Districts 01, 02, and 06, as well as the two senators and the Maryland Governor.

Monday, May 22, 2006

Not surprised...

Alright, so David Craig hired his sister-in-law awhile back and people started crying, "Nepotism!"

They may have had a point...

This article in the Sun makes note of another hokey hire by the County Exec. Now, I honestly believe that if an ethics board clears this, fine. However, this shouldn't go unregulated. How long do you blur the line before it doesn't exist anymore?

Let's face it, in politics there is cronyism, and that's usually on a small scale. Someone works hard to get to an office, he's going to put the people he knows into some cushy jobs. If person were myself and I did that, I'd put some people in low-profile, out of the way job that would challenge and reward them.

Enough about me though.

A conflict of interests (when regarding family) occur when the family member you place in somewhere above or below you in the chain of command. When you're the County Executive, you're it. That's the very top of the CoC. In those regards, no one is higher and that's where conflicts arise.

Mr. Craig can say what he likes to the charge, but I don't see way around the CoC at that level of Government.

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