What is going on?

The county has done it again. They have re-opened the door for public scrutiny through alleged bonehead mistakes and unethical practices. The county administrator, Chuck Clarke, has seen some wrongdoing in his office. Recently, one of Clarke's secretaries allegedly admitted to fudging numbers and writing a jaded report.

The report was on a possible phone system that the Board of Commissioners were looking into for the government center. Two companies put in bids and they were given to the Board. However, over a short period of time, numbers were changed, which made one of the bids far more affordable. The secretary allegedly skewed figures to make one company look better than the other. She allegedly told a commissioner, with another within hearing distance, that she was the one who changed numbers because one of the companies was sexist because they wanted to go through Clarke rather than her.

Supposedly, someone has filed a complaint with the Michigan State Police regarding the alleged matter.

Even though the Board of Commissioners decided to hold off on the new phone system, it is unnerving if this actually happened. Who knows how many times this has happened in the past?