Comments on: County’s No. 2 Administrator Resigns

By: May

May — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:04:53 +0000

I am happy that Mr. Behen has an chance to go out and earn even more money. Personally, I think any county position that is payed ($144,000 including benefits, roughly $200,000. or more) should take a cut to at least $100,000 especially when people who loose their jobs in the county are the lower paid group. That salary and benefits is easily 3 or 4 of the lower paid. Also, remember, that Non-Union employees received up to a 3% raise while Union employee received no raise in 2008 and 0.05 (yes, 0.05) raise this year. Stop jumping on the little folks, people, start making those in charge responsible.

By: Mary Morgan

Mary Morgan — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:52:12 +0000

Lloyd Powell, Washtenaw County’s public defender, passed along this message that he asked to be posted here:

There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; 
Omitted, all the voyage of their life 
Is bound in shallows and in miseries. 
On such a full sea are we now afloat, 
And we must take the current when it serves, 
Or lose our ventures.

– Julius Caesar Act 4, scene 3, 218–224

To Deputy County Administrator David Behen:

David,

I’m sure that you have taken the tide at the flood and seized the opportunity to accept an offer you couldn’t refuse (especially as a young man with a very young family) but it still breaks our hearts to see you leave – especially mine.

Congratulations and VIVA David Behen!

Your friend for life,

Lloyd

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:29:10 +0000

Commissioner,

That is an odd comment. If he has such “talent and promise”, why is the County letting him go? Especially in such difficult economic times.

Talk about damning with faint praise…

By: Leah Gunn

Leah Gunn — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:47:48 +0000

David is an outstanding young man who will be sorely missed. It is very sad to lose someone with such talent and promise, and I know he will do well wherever he goes.