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Home Rule Equals Quality of Life

February 29, 2012 By Lin Ennis Leave a Comment
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by Peter J. Fagan, Chair of the Sedona Budget Oversight Commission* Voting against Home Rule (Prop. 420) in the March 13, 2012 election is not about money. It is about the quality of life of the residents of Sedona. All of the council candidates running for office espouse fiscal responsibility, local control of Sedona, accelerating the storm drainage solutions, paving the city roads, etc. Yet, if home rule is not approved, most of the quality of life improvements for the citizens of Sedona will … [Read more...]

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SFD Staff Reacts to McGladrey Audit

February 26, 2012 By Lin Ennis 4 Comments
SFD Staff Response to Special Audit

From the DRAFT Minutes of the February 22, 2012 Sedona Fire District Board meeting: 1. Discussion/Possible Action: Staff Response to Performance, Cost, and Management Audit Report of the Sedona Fire District by McGladrey. Mr. Montgomery said he has been asked by a number of constituents to have staff present a response to the McGladrey Report, and he has requested they do so. Business Director Karen Daines then gave the following PowerPoint presentation along with her comments: Business … [Read more...]

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No Names Please

February 26, 2012 By Wendy V. Tanzer 1 Comment

During regular business meetings of the Sedona Fire District Governing Board, as every Public Forum Session is about to commence, Chairman Dave Blauert warns, “No personal attacks will be tolerated.”  It seems to me there is a colossal lack of understanding between members of that Board and the public with regard to what constitutes a personal attack. The five currently seated members of the governing Board are Ty Montgomery, Charles Christensen, Dave Blauert, Phyllis Erick and Craig Dible.  Placed … [Read more...]

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Why DiNunzio Was Silent

February 26, 2012 By Lin Ennis 3 Comments
Mark DiNunzio

After reading in the Democrats of the Red Rocks newsletter that Councilor Mark DiNunzio had not answered their candidate questionnaire, I emailed Councilor DiNunzio to ask why. (Candidate John Miller did not answer the questionnaire either, but he is on vacation, so I did not ask him. Unfortunately, this publisher was unable to interview him before he left.) Below is the email Councilor DiNunzio wrote to me. I did obtain his permission to publish it here. DiNunzio Email It was my intention to remain … [Read more...]

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Why Home Rule Is So Important

February 24, 2012 By Lin Ennis Leave a Comment

Sedona, Arizona faces a city vote on "Home Rule" every four years. It currently coincides with Leap Year. Formula Home Rule means the city makes and controls its own budget rather than having one "imposed" by the state based on 1978 population figures and adjusted for population increases or decreases, and inflation. Flaws Hosting 300,000 to 400,000 tourists a year, we need the infrastructure (and budget) of a town twice our size. We need home rule. (The people who vote against it either don't … [Read more...]

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