Government Restructuring Necessary

* Re the commentary by Timothy J. Cooley, “It’s Time to Create a Regional Government for the 21st Century” (July 2):

In response to Mr. Cooley’s question, I do believe the people of Orange County would allow three years for a partnership of business, government and education leaders to carve out a new regional government that would guide us through the 21st Century. In fact, that is probably the mandate the voters sent to the government on June 27.

The type of activities Cooley suggests be done, such as comparing costs of similar operations, researching and implementing “best practices” in conducting operations and lining up operations with strategic goals and objectives, are concepts that I would have hoped the government was already doing.

It is becoming obvious to me that the bankruptcy, though painful, is the wake-up call that Orange County and probably other county governments needed. It is forcing them to re-evaluate current philosophy and methodology and restructure it to match the needs of the community now and into the 21st Century.

BOB BONKOWSKI

Mission Viejo