It is WELL KNOWN that IF you work for the County, YOU CANNOT SERVE ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL.
Yet Kirby Travers is running for a seat on the Council, knowing he is disqualified unless he quits his job with the County/State Fire Marshal's Office and that is NOT going to happen.
Not that he has any chance to win, let's just say the election is rigged and he does win. He will immediately be disqualified and the Central Committee with then appoint someone to fill that position.
And who would be first on that list?
FROM THE CHARTER:
Section 202 Qualifications.
C. Other offices. No person shall hold office as a member of the county council while he holds any other office or employment for profit of or under the state or county.
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Then why didn't the election commission disqualify him when he registered? Did he misrepresent his credentials?
9:48, BECAUSE he can RUN but IF he wins he would have to give up his full time job as a Fire Marshal. That is NOT going to happen. Therefore it could be up to the Central Committee to appoint someone. He is flat out WASTING the voters time, that's a FACT.
Travers works for the State not the county.
10:11, READ THE CHARTER QUOTE AGAIN.
C. Other offices. No person shall hold office as a member of the county council while he holds any other office or employment for profit of or under the state or county.
You can't work for the STATE or COUNTY. Come on now.
agree Joe, just pointing out the post said "quit his job with the county fire marshal office"
Yeah, he has a state job, but as Joe points out, the charter says you can't serve if you work for the state.
I never did like games, but I really hate the games people in Wicomico County play. Stop it already.
That is correct he can run, but he will have to give up his state job.
Personally I don't like that rule.
To 11:49, you really expect anyone to give up a high-paying state job to take a council job paying $16K a year? C'mon.
Joe, you're right that people know you can't work for the county and serve on the council. Unfortunately, people don't seem to know you can't work for the state, either. Kirby seems like a nice enough guy, but the charter prohibits him from serving. As you say, if he wins it's up to the Dems to pick someone else. A vote for Kirby is a vote for a Democrat "to be determined later."
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To 11:49, you really expect anyone to give up a high-paying state job to take a council job paying $16K a year? C'mon.
Joe, you're right that people know you can't work for the county and serve on the council. Unfortunately, people don't seem to know you can't work for the state, either. Kirby seems like a nice enough guy, but the charter prohibits him from serving. As you say, if he wins it's up to the Dems to pick someone else. A vote for Kirby is a vote for a Democrat "to be determined later."
August 28, 2014 at 1:15 PM
Hey Dumb Dumb even a monkey can read 11:49's comment and see that he or she never made reference to Kirby quitting his state job. It was just an explanation if he chose to serve on the County Council. No wonder you didn't go any higher than high school because your comprehension skills are horrible.
Oh by the way I know Kirby and I asked him that question about quitting and he said he would make that decision after the election.
To 1:22, I wasn't criticizing anyone. I was simply pointing out the obvious -- no one is quitting a high-paying state job to take a council job. Maybe if the guy was near retirement age it would be OK, but Kirby looks pretty young to me. No need for such hostility.
I'm glad you asked Kirby the question, but I don't like his answer. So if he gets elected, he'll decide after the election whether he'll serve. As a voter in District 2, that doesn't give me any comfort. That means that I could be casting a vote for this seat to be filled (for 4 years) by someone who was selected by the Democratic Central Committee. They could put anyone in that seat, and the voters of District 2 wouldn't have any say over their choice whatsoever.
Sussex County, DE has similar election precepts - I have heard about it before. In Sussex there was a state employed worker that wanted to run for Sussex Co. Commissioner and he was disqualified.
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