City Informarion

I had to ask myself why am I running for City Council? I have only gone to four Council Meetings. I didn't like the way the current council acted when someone had the floor. The council members ignored a lot of what was said by the person speaking. I thought texting to other council members showed how interested some of the council members were in what was being said.

How is the next City Council & Mayor going to handle and create a policy for the Seperation of Duties remedy stated in the 2014 State Audit that the current Council & Mayor agreed to and was accepted by the State?

This is a big question for the next Council & Mayor! This type of oversight issues determines the credibility of the City as a whole!!!!!

6.  Within fifteen days following a regular or special meeting of
      the council, the clerk shall cause the minutes of the proceedings of
      the council, including the total expenditure from each city fund, to
      be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city.  The
      publication shall include a list of all claims allowed and a summary

(D) Reconciliation of Utility Billings, Collections and Delinquent Accounts – Utility billings, collections and delinquent accounts were not reconciled throughout the year. In addition, the City does not have a written policy pertaining to write-offs of delinquent utility accounts or in assessing late fees. Also, adjustments to accounts were not approved or supported. Pre-numbered receipts are not issued for all utility collections not accompanied by a prenumbered utility stub.

66.1A  REMOVAL BY COURT.          Any appointive or elective officer, except such as may be removed       only by impeachment, holding any public office in the state or in any       division or municipality thereof, may be removed from office by the       district court for any of the following reasons:          1.  For willful or habitual neglect or refusal to perform the       dut

380.4  MAJORITY REQUIREMENT -- TIE VOTE -- CONFLICTS
      OF INTEREST.
         Passage of an ordinance, amendment, or resolution requires a
      majority vote of all of the members of the council, except when the
      mayor may vote to break a tie vote in a city with an even number of
      council members, as provided in section 372.4.  Passage of a motion

380.7  CITY CLERK.
         The city clerk shall:
         1.  Promptly record each measure.
         2.  Record a statement with the measure, where applicable,
      indicating whether the mayor signed, vetoed, or took no action on the
      measure, and whether the measure was repassed after the mayor's veto.

Can anyone tell me what the Mayor position consist of?  There are three areas of responsibilities of City government. They all  have oversight duties. The Mayor, City Council Members, and the City Clerk are put into their positions whether elected or appointed to protect and serve the residents and taxpayors or the City of Lorimor. They are not put into those positions to serve their self interests.