To the Editor:

If you were in charge of hiring an employee for a very important position in your office, would you hire the least qualified candidate? Or would you hire the one that has the certifications and education that make the candidate the best for the position?

As residents of DeKalb, you will be charged with electing (hiring) a new city clerk April 9. The City Clerk’s Office is the oldest among public servants, and it provides the professional link among the citizens, the local governing bodies and agencies of government at other levels.