The likelihood that Pereda will be fired has increased due to the most recent oversight. A recent incident adds to the county's dissatisfaction with Pereda. As reported, Pereda is being blamed for not informing the County that the TCEQ was requesting an insurance payment. The insurance payment was being requested by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the continued operation of the County's landfill.
Its good business sense that if Pereda knew that the insurance was due that he should have alerted Commissioner's Court that they had a bill that needed to be paid.
On the other hand, the county also has a landfill Board of Directors that have some responsibility over compliance and operations, and yet they too apparently failed to notify the county. Should they too share some fault in not bringing this to the County's attention?
Its an understanding that our District Judges will have to concur with any final decision to fire Pereda.
Overall, if there is one thing that young people starting their careers should learn from this situation, its that if they ever get a job like Pereda's, they should embrace it enthusiastically and never take the position that I will do only what is required and nothing more.
