As any community would, Baton Rouge has the moral and ethical obligation to take care of its seniors. It should be our greatest honor to protect and care for those who have paved the way for us in years past. While the mission of the Baton Rouge Council on Aging remains solid, the fiscal and managerial controls in place by the COA board of directors and its executive management team are lacking. The Baton Rouge COA has shown time and time again to be fiscally irresponsible and unable to deal with the challenges of running an organization such as this.
Itโs shameful that we hold our LSU coaches to a higher standard than we do our public servants and public agencies. The two highest-paid LSU coaches were recently fired due lack of results and a failure to implement change; hence a vote of โno confidenceโ ensued in the court of public opinion. Past performance does not have to indicate future results, but when the COA Board of Directors refuses to implement change then the public can only expect the same results.
I do not question the mission and heart of all COA employees and its board of directors, but today I do cast my vote of โno confidenceโ in this management team being able to provide the level of services to the seniors that they deserve with the proper fiscal oversight that our tax dollars demand.
Joel M. Boe
former Metro Council member
Baton Rouge