[StBernard] David Dysart to be Jefferson Parish's next emergency management director

[Westley Annis]

Where is the integrity?

Both St. Bernard and St. Tammany Parish Presidents bolted out the door as
soon as their re-election campaigns were met with defeat. Now, their
underlings are scurrying from their positions in one government bureaucracy
to another. Where is the integrity to stick in a position until its stated
termination date?

Maybe we should look at moving either the election date or the inauguration
date so that they are closer together. The United Kingdom doesn't seem to
have a problem with the Prime Minister taking office the day after being
"elected".

Westley

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David Dysart to be Jefferson Parish's next emergency management director

Published: Monday, December 19, 2011, 5:23 PM     Updated: Monday, December
19, 2011, 6:19 PM

 By The Times-Picayune 

Ray Meyers, the former state trooper who spent nine months as Jefferson
Parish's emergency management director, is stepping down, and St. Bernard
Parish's homeland security director, David Dysart, will take his place. "We
thank Ray for the service that he has provided to the citizens of Jefferson
Parish and wish him well with his future endeavors," Jefferson Chief
Operating Officer Chris Cox said Monday. 

Meyers plans to leave by Jan. 2, said Cox, who wouldn't elaborate further,
citing it as a personnel matter.

Dysart, who had been expected to serve the remaining days of St. Bernard
President Craig Taffaro's term, tendered his resignation Monday. He would
not publicly discuss the Jefferson position, saying only that he will begin
vacation at the close of business Tuesday and that his official exit from
St. Bernard government will take effect Christmas day at midnight.