Many serve important regulatory functions. I would include the Planning Commission and the Merit Board among them. The most important function these boards offer, however, is citizen oversight of our county's operations. I'm all in favor of citizen oversight. The more involvement citizens have in legitimate county functions the better.
Corruption becomes more difficult.
Responsiveness of officials and employees increases. We need citizen oversight boards. But there are many we don't need. Let's get rid of those. Richard Williamson lives in Lawrenceville and works for the DeKalb County school system.