Does anyone in the Adams County government actually work?

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by: DavidThi808

First we had Crystal Gray who resigned as Adams County parks and open space director after 7 News found she spent most of her work day shopping, getting her hair done, etc.

Now we have a 7 News story about the Adams County directory of public works giving sweetheart deals to a friend.

The director of the Adams County Public Works Department is on administrative leave after a CALL7 Investigation uncovered millions of dollars in no-bid contracts he approved to a Henderson road construction and paving company.

And the Adams County administrator comes across as a total dim bulb:

“Until we asked questions, you weren’t aware that you’d given $12 million in sole source contracts to Quality Paving?” CALL7 Investigator John Ferrugia asked Robinson.

“That’s correct,” he answered.

How clueless is the Adams County government?

Not only did county officials not know about the extent of the no-bid work Quality received, they also did not know about a state statute requiring bidding of highway work that cost more than $5,000.

“So you didn’t really know about this law?” Ferrugia asked.

“That’s correct,” Robinson admitted. “That was not anything that was contained within our purchasing policies or was really part of our thinking.”

Which leads to one question. Why does Jim Robinson still have a job? How inept do you have to be to get fired in Adams County. (Clearly the answer is you can be totally inept, just don’t let 7 News find out.)

I sure hope in November that the Adams County voters replace the doorknobs they presently have with competent commissioners.

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7 thoughts on “Does anyone in the Adams County government actually work?”

Barron X says:

May 8, 2008 at 9:28 am

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Arvadonian says:

May 8, 2008 at 5:44 pm

of George Bush, John McCain has apparently put Jim Robinson on his short-list of potential Vice Presidential candidates or Secretary of Defense in his administration.

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Poindexter says:

May 8, 2008 at 9:52 pm

This was in the original story about Crystal Gray:

“I’m very disappointed. I would expect more from her and all of my other directors,” said the administrator of Adams County, Jim Robinson, Gray’s boss. “I think Adams County has a reputation for a lot of hard-working, honest employees. In this case, I’m a taxpayer of Adams County and I wouldn’t think I was getting my money’s worth.”

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1. DavidThi808 says:
  
  May 8, 2008 at 9:59 pm
  
  …would require him to put in an 8 hour day.
  
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  1. waltzeswithdog says:
    
    May 9, 2008 at 3:09 am
    
    If you paid any attention to the commissioners in that county for the last 12 years are so, you would know that they are not the brightest that Colorado has to offer. Therefore, it is not surprising that employees are behaving inappropriately. I could give specific examples, of bigotry, idiocy, and strange behavior over time, but that would be name calling.
    
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  2. watchdog89 says:
    
    November 1, 2009 at 6:39 am
    
    Jim Robinson’s career strategy is to cover things up as long as possible, and then pretend he’s ignorant once they’re discovered. I have no idea how he’s survived as long as he has.
    
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2. watchdog89 says:
  
  November 1, 2009 at 6:41 am
  
  I can’t wait until the media starts looking into why the Community & Economic Opportunity Office no longer exists.
  
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