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El Pasoans Should Vote “AGAINST” ALL 9 Propositions to Amend City Charter: Proposition Summary
Propositions a.k.a. Joyce Wilson Empowerment Act Hurt City Employees; Gives More Power to Joyce Wilson, City Manager
Vote
“AGAINST” ALL 9 Propositions
§ The Charter
Ballot language is vague and does not reflect the actual Charter Changes
§ Voters should
have been given the opportunity to approve or disapprove amendments
individually without having to approve or disapprove a group of amendments.
Proposition 1 Vote
AGAINST: Protect
your representation on City Council
and the integrity of the election process from influence of
wealthy special interests
Allows
a few wealthy interests to influence
elections by making running for
office more expensive, requires greater
numbers of signatures on petitions, result in national elections overshadowing local ones, and make an already
complicated petition process even more complicated.
Propositions 2 Vote
AGAINST:
Protect your right as a taxpayer for financial accountability
over conveyance of City property you paid for. Protect your right to
participate and preserve Representation for all.
Significantly
reduces public notice and participation by allowing
the city to lease property by resolution rather than ordinance. Dilutes the Representative form of
Government by requiring all board and commission appointments to be
approved by the entire council.
Proposition 3 Vote
AGAINST:
Protect your investment in your
home and the quality of life in your neighborhood
Negatively
affects residential areas throughout the city by allowing bars in residential
mixed-use zones, limiting the rights
of residents to oppose bars, and allowing
bar patrons to park in residential neighborhoods.
Proposition 4 Vote
AGAINST: Unjustified
excessive salary increases.
Pays
Mayor and City Representatives a salary
equivalent of 2 people. The salary increases are based on a family of four and not individual income. Raises the
salary of the mayor by $28,500 and council members by $20,050. The mayor &
council will receive automatic annual pay raises with no public discussion.
Proposition 5 Vote
AGAINST:
Protect your right as a taxpayer for financial accountability of
City Council and the City Manager. Protect your right to participate and
hold elected officials accountable to a high ethical standard without fear
of punitive retaliation.
Discourages public
oversight by creating a “kangaroo
court” with the power to impose fines
and sanctions. Will discourage the
filing of ethics complaints against public officials. Shifts auditor control to City Manager by the hiring and firing of
the city’s auditor.
Proposition 6 Vote
AGAINST: Protect the
integrity of the Civil Service Commission and all city employee rights.
Guts the authority of the Civil Service
Commission and the civil service protections provided to city employees. It
will give power to the City Manager over
all personnel decisions and disciplinary processes. It does not address the conflicts of interest of any current or future
commissioners who may do millions of dollars in business with the city.
Proposition 7 Vote
AGAINST: Protect
the rights of all City employees and against non-competitive discriminatory
hiring practices of the City Manager.
Diminishes the
rights of all city employees. Greatly increases the power of the City Manager to hire whoever she wants
without a competitive hiring process. Allows
the city manager to privatize city jobs by replacing certain civil service
positions with outside contractors. Does
not provide GLBT or any other employees with any protections or rights that are
not already in place.
Proposition 8 Vote
AGAINST: Protect the integrity of the City Charter,
Civil Service Commission, and protections of city employees from arbitrary
management.
Reduces public
control over City Charter by enabling city staff to modify the City Charter to make some
matters that are currently handled by the Civil Service Commission into
administrative matters that will be handled by the City Manager.
Proposition
9 Vote AGAINST: Protect
your right as a taxpayer for financial accountability over debt issued
in your name and your right to vote on Quality of Life projects for
your neighborhood.
More
debt without voter approval. Removes the
restriction in the debt management policy that Quality of Life Bonds must go
before voters for approval of debt.
