What If New Jackson County Executive Is Even Worse?!?

A fundamental question is confronting voters in the very near future . . .

What if there's no "fix" for the current crisis on the ballot???

To be fair . . . That's a low-key question during just about every election but Jackson County hard times might get even more interesting given that the two candidates competing for the job CLEARLY DON'T UNDERSTAND what it is that county government does or the limits of the Exec's office. 

To be fair . . . Most voters don't know this either.  

And so . . . 

We take a peek at a mostly biased report from our hipster friends that should frighten close readers who understand that the candidates are clueless going forward . . .  

"In regard to what a homeowner in 2027 should expect in the assessment cycle, Rohlfing said, “A lot of us in these county races have reforming the assessment and the taxation process as part of our want-to-do list, our platform. To me, those are two separate processes; the county executive only has so much control over what your final property tax bill looks like. But in my view, reforming the assessment is making those systems more accurate, consistent, transparent, more predictable, easier to challenge when there are errors.” He said it’s a bit of modernization and that he would like to see certain changes happen without directly naming them.

"Lake disagreed with Rohlfing, saying the county executive has significant control over the assessment department. This position appoints the assessor and is responsible for the proper administration of Jackson County government. She made it clear that this role has been vacant for a year and that the new appointee will inherit the system in 2027. The county also does not currently have a director of collections, finance and purchasing, HR, or recorder of deeds. The people who should administer the aforementioned tax credits program are not in place."

However . . .

It's important for readers to understand HOW MUCH things will change at the courthouse once the assessor is elected rather than appointed.  

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Jackson County Executive candidates debate policy, path back to public trust ahead of Nov. election

Stacy Lake (D) and Alan Rohlfing (R) sat down at a candidate forum to discuss county government, infrastructure, and restoring public trust.