We read yesterday’s editorial in The Daily Dispatch regarding the city’s need for a special projects manager with great interest.
Without stating an opinion on whether or not the position is needed, we wonder why Henderson only need half of a special projects manager, with the Embassy Foundation paying for and getting the other half. If the position is that important to the city, should it not have the position all to itself? And if only a part-time position is necessary to meet the city’s needs, why does it not simply hire a part-time employee and spare itself the expense of paying benefits?
(We ask this in addition to the perennial issue of whether the city can legally provide the benefits for a split position, something that has been cited in at least one past audit.)
Let us know what you think on today’s open line.
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