I watched County Executive Julie Giordano’s mostly hype and histrionic news conference on Aug. 2, in which much of her presentation was hard to understand if not completely incoherent.
She also made misstatements of fact, including that the situation with Mr. Leitzel, who is serving as the Deputy Director of Administration, is the same as the appointment of Bunky Luffman as the Director of Administration.
This is malarkey.
In a message to the County Council dated Dec. 6, 2022, Ms. Giordano announced her appointment of Mr. Luffman and requested “confirmation of the appointment” by the council, which confirmed that appointment at its meeting on Jan. 3, 2023.
This has been the practice to comply with Section 315 of the County Charter since that was added when the County adopted the “elected executive” system of charter government under the “Home Rule Amendment” of the Maryland Constitution, and Ms. Giordano is well aware of the methodology specified in that section.
For example, a message to the council dated Jan. 20, 2023, requested that the council confirm her reappointment of Paul Wilber as the County Attorney and also the engagement of his law firm as the county’s “Department of Law.”
In these and other similar instances, the confirmation request was promptly scheduled for action by the council, which has approved many of her appointments.
Yup, she’s completely wrong!
I have seen her in action – she is in waaaay over her head.
Granted, a real Republican is better than a Democrat…or a RINO – she is fighting the council too much and they know what they are doing!
Term limits for all of them!
As I watch council meetings I see no reason to continue to hire department heads at the tone of 6 digit salaries when none have any opinions and the whole county is being dictated by the finance director.
That is correct !!! And watch Spam puff up when Joe Holloway or Shane Baker question her on any topic. I have never seen a bean counter possess so much knowledge in all facets of roofing, construction, aviation, water and sewer and the list goes on. I know one thing Dr Ennis and Leslie Lewis were alot more easier to look at and talk to than the present F.D.