Nov 18 2008
Mecklenburg Crime Czar Meeting Increasing Resistance
Mayor Pat McCrory released a statement Monday that said the position “could actually cause confusion among the public as to who is responsible for criminal justice issues.” He also questioned using taxpayer dollars, and said leaders in the system should meet and discuss the issue, saying: “I would be glad to call such a meeting.”
Matthews Mayor Lee Myers also said Monday he doesn’t support the idea, which was the main proposal from a citizen’s crime task force formed by Mecklenburg County commissioners earlier this year to look for ways to fix problems in the local justice system.
I was in favor of this new position if it was filled by Jim Pendergraph and if there would actually be authority granted to him to make changes. However, it turns out that the job is nothing more than a waste of $140,000 a year on what will be another ineffective bureaucrat. The county needs to reverse course on this. The money can be better spent on more district attorneys which are sorely needed.
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