The truth is that state and county governments are full of incompetent nepotism hires. It is also full of over educated morons that can’t find their ass with both hands and another bunch that got government jobs they have no interest in because it is a guaranteed paycheck, insurance and pension and you don’t really have to work too hard nor is any really creative problems solving required.
It’s not like they will get fired for being useless sucks like they would in the private sector. They always blame the computer system for their failures.
Let’s also not forget that the CDC and their state and county public health counterparts have blown their budgets year after on gun control, sex ed, LGBTQXYZ and whatever else trendy social issue caught their squirrel like attention span. Not to mention new office furniture, team trainings in exotic locations and the daily muffin and coffee run.