Dusty Rhodes tells BOCC easiest way to save costs

Maybe they should seek Norwood’s advice, too.

Now, here‘s some common sense that works without fail every time: “The easiest way to cut costs is to stop doing the things you are not required to do.” So stated Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes in a letter to the Hamilton County Commissioners, published yesterday at the Cincinnati Beacon. Responding to the commissioners’ written request for his reaction to lists of possible cost-saving ideas, Mr. Rhodes was critical of unnecessary “feel good” projects and other nonessential spending: free police service to selected areas, emergency sirens purchased for selected communities, development of Cincinnati’s waterfront, employee tuition reimbursement, excessive costs ($12+ million over 6 years) for outside counsel, etc.

We’re all painfully aware of Norwood‘s rocky financial ride over the last 6+ years. Certainly our own elected officials know a thing or two about the good, the bad, and the ugly of trying to save costs. Maybe Todd Portune should copy the commissioners’ letter to a few of them.