NAPLES — A forum Tuesday, "How We Elect County Commissioners," will explore alternatives to the current district-based Collier County commission election system.
The event is 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Moorings Presbyterian Church, 791 Harbor Drive. The forum is free and open to the public.
Sponsors of the event include the Collier County Presidents Council, the League of Women Voters, the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, the Naples Daily News and the Greater Naples Better Government Committee.
Speakers are to include Tim Durham of the Collier County Supervisor of Elections Office, former Collier County Commissioner Jim Carter, Collier Democratic Party leader Chuck Mohlke and Hodges University professor Ken Ginsberg. Jeff Lytle, Editorial Page Editor of the Naples Daily News, will serve as moderator. The forum is free and open to the public.
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swfl_ff writes:
I have to wonder why all this interest in expanding the commission at this time. Adding two additional commissioners will cost money. Not only for their salaries but they will each need an administrative assistant and of course offices and who knows what else. Seems to me that this is not the best time to be thinking about adding expenses like this to the county budget.
Also just who and what organizations are behind this big push? Two at large commissioners will need to run county wide which means they will need a lot of campaign funds to win office. Where are those funds going to come from? Possibly the usual "special interests" or "power brokers"?
Not sure where this is all leading but we all need to keep a close eye on this process.
haymaker writes:
'cause seven will do a better job WTF than five, eh?
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