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Vote Jim Shirk candidate for the Mayor of Carson City
Jim Shirk, a candidate for the Mayor of Carson City. What makes me uniquely qualified for this position is my 20 years of private business experience, my service as a Navy veteran and I previously served as a Board of Supervisor in Carson City. As a former supervisor, I am familiar with operations of city government and staff.
Some of today’s top issues are our local roads and maintenance, promoting a business-friendly atmosphere and we need to become money-wise with the city’s budget.
As your mayor we will reassess our priorities and continually to do so throughout each and every year. We cannot no longer defer making decisions, no more kicking the can down the road.
Growth within our community presents challenges, maintaining our rural small-town charm must prevail. The needs of residents who support their community with their hard-earned tax dollars, must be our top priority. It is family first and foremost.
* As your mayor – I want Board meetings to start at 6:30 in the evening this will allow the working citizen more of an opportunity to attend. I encourage citizens to actively participate on agenda items as their input can and will help to solve many of our city problems.
* As your mayor I will ensure Board of Supervisor consent agenda items are for routine ongoing expenditures only. There must be an expenditure limit so the bigger-dollar agenda items are subject to public discussion for transparency, and require a Board vote for approval. The ongoing rubber-stamping fiasco must end.
* As your mayor I will ask that before the meeting ends that city staff submit their next agenda package. This will allow citizens amply time to research, seek answers and get responses to their inquiries.
* As your mayor I will ask that the voting by the Board on agenda items be posted on the city website when the meeting ends.
* As your mayor I will ask city staff to provide easy-to-to read budget reports that residents can review on an ongoing basis without requiring a degree in government accounting. Additionally having city departments report on a rotating basis at each Board meeting to discuss their budget, review spending and make needed changes.
* As your mayor I will actively participate with all concerned parties to resolve issues pertaining to our community. I am not beholden to any groups or businesses nor will I leverage the mayor position for any political ambitions in the future.
* As your mayor I will maintain timely communication with citizens.
I am very proud to live here in Carson City. I believe it is time for a change in leadership. As your Mayor, I will be more open with you the citizens and be more accountable and transparent on the City’s policies, agenda items, budgets and how your tax dollars are being spent.
I look forward to earning your vote in this very important election. Vote for a needed change. Vote for Jim Shirk.