[Off-the-shelf is another way of saying, “It works!” Use the resources that have already been developed and tested. Learn the lessons from other states and municipalities.]
The problem with that suggestion is the governor doesn’t get to hire one of his cronies to design the program and get a fat kickback out of the deal.
No kidding. I’m sure every locale/state has a similar story to tell where there are lib bureaucrats running things.
The most epic problem in Oregon, seconded by education in this state, is PERS (public pension system), at one time headed by former Governor Neil Goldschmidt. Much on the web, but I’ve heard this book sums up PERS pretty well
http://www.amazon.com/The-PERS-Problem-Volume-1/dp/1480038237
And if your interested in ‘cronyism’, check this out from February of this year
http://oregonstrikeinsider.org/2014/02/14/goldschmidt_deckard/