Gets a a nice bump but is this pragmatic.
I put this in business and legal..dunno why
Category, humor? But, it hurts too much to laugh...
I used to live near Crown Pt. Indiana.
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Whoa, an unlicensed County Surveyor!
"...Sorg served as surveyor from 1993 to 1997 and has since overseen drainage issues for the County Highway Department."
Hell, I've got rodmen that know that poop don't run uphill...
I ran into that in Utah. It wasn't fun.
It is worth noting that Allen County has the third largest population in Indiana. Also mentioned was Hamilton County which has the fourth largest population in Indiana. Both contain some of the largest cities in the State. I must strongly disagree with the concept of allowing those without licenses to run for the office. It is no different than having a County Attorney who has not passed the bar exam.
Political offices do not have a license requirement.
All it takes to get on a ballot is enough signatures and enough money and backing to run for office.
A Harris, post: 410369, member: 81 wrote: Political offices do not have a license requirement.
All it takes to get on a ballot is enough signatures and enough money and backing to run for office.
Yes, it seems that anyone with the money and/or celebrity status can grow up and become county surveyor.
I know. That is incredibly stupid, in my opinion. Something like 24 years ago we had a guy win the race for Sheriff simply because he was a nice guy and nobody knew anything bad about him. He had zero experience. First thing he had to do was spend weeks in the academy learning how to do his job, all while being paid a full wage. He only lasted the one term. In the neighboring county about 16 years ago a lady won the race for Register of Deeds for basically the same reason. She had gone to the courthouse to see if there were any jobs and someone told her to file for office. She had no idea what the job entailed or even where it was in the building. But, I have never known of a County Attorney who was not a true attorney prior to running for the office.
It's a mystery to me why County Surveyor is an elected position in Indiana. We had a nasty primary race in Tippecanoe County this year, with a PE (electrical engineer, not civil) running against the incumbent PS. It got nasty because of a lot of confusion among the media and public about the duties and professional oversight of the office. BUT the County Surveyor also has purview, and offers a recommendation of approval or denial, on many projects that are submitted to the County Drainage Board for review, by developers and consultants who have given him a campaign contribution. Surely that's not a potential (or apparent) conflict of interest? If the County Highway Engineer is an appointed position, why isn't the surveyor? just some late night/early morning musings...
For years Georgia had unlicensed County Surveyors. The population had to be below a certain level (I don't remember the number off the top of my head). BUT, in Georgia, the County Surveyor has no statutory duties and/or rights. It has been (for years) a strictly honorary (although elected) office.
Andy
I am the "Elected County Surveyor" in my county...I am on my second term....it wasn't too long ago where Kentucky had "unlicensed County Surveyors"...our Board put an end to that....Daniel Boone and Squire Boone were both County Surveyors here and I don't think they were licensed...;)
Robert Hill, post: 410370, member: 378 wrote: Yes, it seems that anyone with the money and/or celebrity status can grow up and become county surveyor.
I see what you did there 😉