Walsenburg has an administrative style of government. Most day to day decisions and transactions are done by the city administrator. He has control of virtually all the various city departments including the accounting department. This is where the bills are paid and the money is collected. The city budget is also generated in the accounting department. The budget directly involves our services and taxes and should be examined closely.
One provision for examining the accounts is an elected official. The City Treasurer is directly elected by and answers to the citizens. We are faced with losing this accountability with the resignation of our current treasurer. If no candidate is found, this job could be changed to an appointed position taking away the small amount of citizen involvement that now exists.
There is currently an ad in the newspaper for City Treasurer. The deadline for submitting a resume is May 1st. If you or someone you know can do this job, it would be a great service to our city.
Our freedoms are vanishing each day. When we have a chance to participate in the governmental process, we should see it as an opportunity to speak for the community. Too many tasks are delegated to third parties with special interests. It takes some effort to participate in the process, but the alternative is no voice.
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