Letter to the Editor: Dabney Vows to Run Coroner’s Office Without Use of County Credit Cards

It is unfortunate that the Kendall County coroner’s meals and travel expenses during staff training are now the subject of an editorial in the local Kendall County Record/Oswego Ledger Sentinel newspapers.

Based upon my experience as a former Kendall County deputy coroner and other experiences I have had with expendable budgets, I know that it is possible to run the coroner’s office effectively without the use of county credit cards. That is why I can guarantee I will not have any county credit cards issued for staff or myself. If the coroner’s office is managed properly, a county credit card will not be needed. I will be the sole person responsible for my elected office’s expenses.

In addition, Kendall County taxpayers should not be responsible for meals taken at local county restaurants and that long-term practice will be terminated. After I am elected, on day one of my incumbency, the Kendall County coroner’s office will implement a flat daily payment voucher system for only out-of-town travel expenses and meals. I will not wait for the county board to act. It is something that needs to be done now for county taxpayers and is long overdue.

Mike Dabney
Candidate for Kendall County Coroner