by Candace Wells

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, Tod Simpson, Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Chad Williams, Jeff Young, Ken Mayo, Leslie Voghn, Camp, Scotty Voghn - Voted Yes
   1. Lynn Brewer, Pete Davis, Brian Baine, Bo G, 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, Tod Simpson, Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Chad Williams, Jeff Young, Ken Mayo, Leslie Voghn, Camp, Bo G - Voted Yes
   1. Lynn Brewer, Pete Davis, Brian Baine, Scotty Voghn, 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 city councils authority to appoint school board members?

A 3 Y/N:

1. John Smith, Tod Simpson, Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Ken Mayo, Leslie Voghn - Voted Yes
2. Lynn Brewer, Chad Williams, Jeff Young, Camp, Pete Davis, Brian Baine, Bo G, Scotty Voghn, 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 Tod Simpson Voted Yes (Tod 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 governments on going enforcement of the ongoing immigration laws and illegal alien deportation?

A 5 Y/N:

1. John Smith, Tod Simpson, Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Chad Williams, Ken Mayo, Leslie Voghn, Camp, Pete Davis, Bo G, Scotty Voghn (Lynn Brewer? She paused) - Voted Yes
   1. Brian Baine, Walter Watson – Voted No

Q 6 Y/N: in general and after careful review of the citys financial reports would you support an increase in taxes, licenses, and or other means to support the cities 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 citys operations would you support those increasing’s being voted on and approved by fort payne voters?

A 7 Y/N:

1. John Smith, Tod Simpson, Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Lynn Brewer, Chad Williams, Jeff Young, Ken Mayo, Leslie Voghn, Camp, Brian Baine, Bo G - Voted Yes
   1. Pete Davis, Scotty Voghn, 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 Voghn, Pete Davis, Scotty Voghn
• Independent, unaffiliated, or any other political party – Brian Baine, Bo G, 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 Voghn, 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, Tod Simpson, Lynn Brewer, Ken Mayo, Leslie Voghn, Coach Camp, Brian Baine, Scotty Voghn, Walter Watson – Voted yes
   1. Clint Beason, Mike Grant, Chad Williams, Jeff Young, Pete Davis, Bo G – Voted no