SIXAnaya sat at the back of the council chambers as Jayde Merrick—the county clerk and a good friend of hers—brought the weekly Board of Supervisors meeting to order. The County Board of Supervisors was primarily responsible for exercising administrative and executive authority throughout County government. Week after week, board members sat behind the grand dais, pontificating and providing lamentable responses to public outcries of dissatisfaction. Sometimes the board managed to conduct business like a Fortune 500 company—they made decisions and quickly moved forward through the agenda items. Other times, the meetings resembled the Jerry Springer Show with occasional chair-throwing and unhappy protests.
Meeting attendees represented all walks of life from each of the county’s fourteen c
