Harford County Executive today issued the following statement in response to the County Council’s failure to uphold his veto on Bill 25-012.
“Bill 25-012 clearly violates the Harford County Charter, making it unenforceable. It is therefore shocking to see County Council members, each of whom have sworn to uphold the charter, override my veto on this bill. Yet again, Council President Vincenti has chosen to bend to political pressure instead of standing strong for our taxpayers. Harford County has an outstanding workforce that didn’t ask for this legislation, it came from politicians courting union bosses. Voters know the truth, Mr. Vincenti is pandering for the financial and political support of statewide government unions who are anxious to unleash their big-city politics on Harford County. Our citizens are not fooled by Mr. Vincenti’s claim that he is merely protecting county employees, who already have a fair and time-tested process for resolving employment disputes at no cost to taxpayers.”