Just about every unit of local government has three types of elected officials serving in public office.
First - There are a few elected public officials who generally get their units of government in trouble.
Second - There are lots of elected public officials who don't have a clue what to do when their units of local government are in trouble.
Third - There are a handful of elected public officials who eventually step up to the plate and come up with solutions to dig their units of local government out of the trouble caused by their colleagues.