When it comes to cities and counties, there is no perfect system of government, largely because there are no perfect elected officials.There are a variety of ways to structure the roles and responsibilities of commissioners, commission chairmen, county managers, city councils and mayors. It is usually the people who serve in office, rather than the structure of the government, that determines what works well and what doesn’t.That said, some organizational structures make more sense than others. The current operational structure of the Hall County Board of Commission is one that makes sense, works well, and doesn’t need to be changed.How the county commission is structured has become fodder for debate in the current campaign to elect a county commission chairman.
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