As a lot as we choose collaboration between native governments, it’s laborious to argue with the town of Warren’s resolution in opposition to instantly becoming a member of the Warren County Council of Governments.
The council has not hidden the truth that it’s nonetheless making an attempt to determine precisely what its future holds. The COG is making an attempt so as to add extra member governments and, most significantly, extra lively members governments. Almost half of the county’s municipalities have formally agreed to hitch, together with the Warren County Commissioners, and extra are believed to be on the verge of signing on.
COG members are taking the result in resolve the county’s ongoing EMS disaster. That’s an important position for the Council of Governments, however the remainder of its future and potential agenda is undecided. Warren Metropolis Council members see that uncertainty and surprise if their time can be wasted becoming a member of the COG.
And, if Warren have been to hitch the Council of Governments as issues exist now, Warren would pay the very best dues due to its inhabitants however its vote would carry the identical weight as smaller, much less populated areas of the county. That’s hardly truthful. We be aware, although, that the council shouldn’t go too far the opposite method and permit itself to be overrun by Warren if the council adjustments its voting guidelines. A center floor is required between the 2, and we’re assured these points will be labored out.
Metropolis Council members took subject with the COG’s previous achievements, hinting that the town’s membership must be predicated upon the Council of Governments present particular, measurable outcomes. In our opinion, that’s the incorrect query to be asking. A greater query for Metropolis Council members to ask, and for Council of Authorities members to reply, is what’s going to we accomplish each with and with out the town of Warren.
If the county will discover itself in a greater place with Warren as a part of the Council of Governments, then the town ought to be a part of. If the COG can obtain its targets with out Warren, then the 2 sides can go their separate methods. In our opinion, the county is healthier off if Warren and the COG can come to an settlement. As the town goes, so goes the county.