Dennis Olson. Sometimes people without ‘connections’ do the best job.
Usually the day you get a rejection letter (see below) that you didn’t make the final cut, you don’t go endorsing other people. But the heck with it, I am in a giving mood.
The County Commission picked their ‘finalists’ today;
Five finalists have been named to replace John Pekas on the Minnehaha County Commission. Pekas resigned his seat after being elected a circuit court judge in November.
The finalists include:
- Former Brandon Valley school board member Jean Bender.
- Sioux Falls radio host and former mayor of the city of Sioux Falls, Rick Knobe.
- Former Brandon city administrator, Dennis Olson.
- Sioux Falls health care executive John Paulson.
- Former Minnehaha County Commissioner Carol Twedt.
The remaining commissioners and the county auditor will appoint the new commissioner. They will make their selection no later than January 20th.
After eliminating the obvious (A former mayor and radio DJ, a former commissioner, that would only be a seat warmer for the next two years, a Sanford Health Executive, WTF?! and a prominent attorney in town married to big time commercial realtor, Michael Bender) I decided it came down to only one choice. A former city administrator (worked for Brandon since 1988) Dennis Olson.
If any of the others get in, big money, big real estate, big healthcare and big mouths have just penetrated another hole into our county commission.
ALSO, I hope the CC releases the names of the other applicants before they select the new one. If anyone reading this today got this same letter, please email me at (fb.art@sio.midco.net) or comment. I would love to compile the list.
Click to enlarge below letter
