I was born, raised, and schooled in Middletown. As a 3 term
Common Councilman, I have served on most of the Council Committees
and Commissions.
Ask any Municipal Employee, and they will tell you that they run
the City of Middletown, and they are correct. Your elected officials
are your representatives, to direct and guide the employees who are
running Middletown. The critical “Check & Balance” is
between the Mayor and the Council, where the Mayor manages the City
workforce and the Council should manage the future of
City government. This relationship is mandated in Middletown's
Charter, where the Council controls both the Charter and the City's
finances.
Every candidate pays lip service to “your tax bill” and City
services, but the cost and delivery of Municipal Government cannot
improve until the Council dedicates itself to its mandated duty to
articulate a financial future for Middletown.
If elected, my pledge is to make the Council challenge the
Municipal workforce to have a public plan to deliver local services,
at a cost we can afford. Such a financial blueprint is the first
step in growing the City's Grand List, and bringing good jobs back to
Middletown.
Towards that goal, I ask for your support on November 5th.
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