Fort Payne Municipal Questions and Answers

Fort Payne Municipal Questions and Answers

Q 1 Y/N: Would you support a city ordinance preventing elected officials and close family members from also serving on council-appointed boards, paid or unpaid?

A 1 Y/N:

  1. John Smith, Todd Simpson, Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Chad Williams, Jeff Young, Ken Mayo, Leslie Vaughn, Camp, Scotty Vaughn - Voted Yes
  2. Lynn Brewer, Pete Davis, Brian Baine, Beau Genelin, Walter Watson – Voted No

Q 2 Y/N: Would you support a city ordinance for legislation that will impose term limits for city elected officials and or board appointees?

A 2 Y/N:

  1. John Smith, Todd Simpson, Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Chad Williams, Jeff Young, Ken Mayo, Leslie Vaughn, Camp, Beau Genelin - Voted Yes
  2. Lynn Brewer, Pete Davis, Brian Baine, Scotty Vaughn, Walter Watson – Voted No

Q 3 Y/N: Would you support a city ordinance or legislation that would allow Fort Payne City School Board members to be elected by the public, effectively ending the council's authority to appoint school board members?

A 3 Y/N:

  1. John Smith, Todd Simpson, Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Ken Mayo, Leslie Vaughn - Voted Yes
  2. Lynn Brewer, Chad Williams, Jeff Young, Camp, Pete Davis, Brian Baine, Beau Genelin, Scotty Vaughn, Walter Watson – Voted No

Q 4 Y/N: Are you in favor of moving the time of the city council meetings and work sessions from Tuesdays at noon to a time more convenient for the general public to attend?

A 4 Y/N:

  • Everyone except for Todd Simpson Voted Yes (Todd Simpson voted no).

Q 5 Y/N: From a local government perspective, do you support the city of Fort Payne fully cooperating with the federal government ongoing enforcement of immigration laws and illegal alien deportation?

A 5 Y/N:

  1. John Smith, Todd Simpson, Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Chad Williams, Ken Mayo, Leslie Vaughn, Camp, Pete Davis, Beau Genelin, Scotty Vaughn (Lynn Brewer? She paused) - Voted Yes.
  2. Brian Baine, Walter Watson – Voted No

Q 6 Y/N: In general, and after careful review of the city's financial reports, would you support an increase in taxes, licenses, and or other means to support the city's budgetary expenditures?

A 6 Y/N:

  • Everybody answered no.

Q 7 Y/N: If the city council determined that more revenue was needed to support the city's operations, would you support those increases being voted on and approved by Fort Payne voters?

A 7 Y/N:

  1. John Smith, Todd Simpson, Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Lynn Brewer, Chad Williams, Jeff Young, Ken Mayo, Leslie Vaughn, Camp, Brian Baine, Beau Genelin - Voted Yes
  2. Pete Davis, Scotty Vaughn, Walter Watson – Voted No

Q 8 Y/N: Although Fort Payne City offices are nonpartisan and not affiliated with political parties, many have raised the topic with some even suggesting that city offices should be affiliated with a political party, with that being said raise your hand if you affiliate as a...

A 8 Y/N:

  • Democrat – none
  • Republican – John Smith, Todd Simpson, Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Lynn Brewer, Chad Williams, Jeff Young, Ken Mayo, Leslie Vaughn, Pete Davis, Scotty Vaughn
  • Independent, unaffiliated, or any other political party – Brian Baine, Beau Genelin, Walter Watson

Q 9 Y/N: Raise your hand if you have ever ran or been elected to any elective office other than the one you’re currently seeking…

A 9 Y/N:

  1. Brian Baine, Leslie Vaughn, Jeff Young – Yes
  2. Everyone else said no.

Q 10 Y/N: In general, do you feel the city of Fort Payne is better off Today than it was 5 years ago?

A 10 Y/N:

  1. John Smith, Todd Simpson, Lynn Brewer, Ken Mayo, Leslie Vaughn, Coach Camp, Brian Baine, Scotty Vaughn, Walter Watson – Voted yes
  2. Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Chad Williams, Jeff Young, Pete Davis, Beau Genelin – Voted no

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