I'd be tempted to believe that NorCo Exec Tara Zrinski would have an easy time with NorCo Council. After November's election, there's only one Republican left. But after yesterday's Personnel and Finance Committee meetings, I'd say that Zrinski is going to have to do a good job of justifying what she wants to do or she's going to run into trouble. Yesterday, she presented a proposal to switch around two of the political appointments allotted to the Executive branch for a communications director and an inmate re-entry specialist. Council was confused because she failed to make clear at the onset that these are political appointments permitted under the Home Rule Charter.
Zrinski was also peppered with questions about whether there was money in the budget for these appointments (Dave Holland) and was asked for detailed descriptions of the jobs (Jason Boulette).
County Council was respectful and it's clear they want her to succeed. But they are providing oversight instead of a rubber stamp.
And that's a positive sign.
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