DuPage County needs to revamp hiring practices for summer positions

People looking for work, temporary or full time, shouldn't look at DuPage County for available summer positions. Those were filled without any advertising. In fact, many of those positions went to the children of county employees. So much for the clarity of government.

During a Tuesday county finance committee meeting, County Commissioner Debra Olsen revealed that at least 20 of the nearly 200 summer jobs the county offers were filled by relatives of current county employees. Olsen sad it wasn't fair qualified candidates didn't have the opportunity to apply for the positions.

Not only were the positions filled without advertising, some of the seasonal hires were allowed to begin working before the hires were approved by the county board.

DuPage County commissioners need to ensure hiring practices are fair and open to everyone. Kudos to Commissioner Olsen for revealing the nepotism running through the county.