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[QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 2591041, member: 716"]
In too many instances in too many cities that's sadly true. But I don't think it's entirely fair here.

Benepe was a two-decade pro with the parks department and the New York Botanical Garden before his appointment. Henry Stern's a Harvard law grad who had experience in the courts and with a number of city agencies (I think he was commissioner of at least one other department before Koch was elected). Heckscher's another Harvard public administration (pre- 'Kennedy School,' though he did head a department in the Kennedy administration) grad with a laundry list of parks-relevant government experience prior to being commissioner. Moses, unpopular as he is now, had an impeccable academic background (Columbia polisci PhD) and spent a good deal of time on the ground as a planner prior to his enormous power consolidation. Ironically, he made his name as an anti-patronage government reformer; if anyone wants a good read, Robert Caro's bio is well worth the time.

Though I digress: of late, Syracuse's commissioner job is certainly a political favor, no more, no less. The current deputy, however, is a real professional with a long background of technical experience. I hope she gets the top job, and soon.
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