I believe it is important that constituents have access to
council representatives in order to share and express
concerns and ideas at times other than regular council
meetings. It is most unfortunate that council persons do
not have a private office and/or hours set aside to meet
and speak with constituents.
With this in mind, and understanding that the city budget
is possible at it's peak, I pledge $1,200 of my $3,000
annual salary to go towards a downtown office for this
purpose. An equally generous offer has been made to
match this amount by the building owner with furnishing.
It is my hope that citizen volunteers will staff the office to
set appointments for the council person/s and answers
basic questions. This should make
for true participatory politics with a holistic
form of government leadership fueled by
citizen partnership.
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