The Poll Was A Success!

Thank you all very much for participating in the first Cataract City poll. 62 of you voted. By a slim margin, most of you believe the recall will be successful. 32 or 51% said it will succeed and 29 or 46% thought it will not. Only one person said they didn't care. Sure glad it was only one.

Now, for my "expert" analysis:

When the poll first went up, I think the majority were placing the recall in the context of the animal shelter abuse allegations and did not think it would be a success. But, as time went on, I think folks began to realize this could be a good way to clean up city hall.

For sake of argument, let's say the signatures are gathered, the vote taken and the mayor and the two commissioners are recalled. Where does that leave us:

1. A city manager on the job for less than a year, maybe not even six months
2. Two commissioners on the job for less than a year
3. Two other commissioners and a mayor who would be brand new to the job
4. City department heads who are used to doing things under the "old guard"

I'm not convinced recall is the answer. Should it occur, I would feel more confident if there were experienced leaders at the helm. Granted, Bill Bronson and Mary Jolley have been involved in city politics, but they have never been commissioners before, sitting on the other side of the desk.

If the mayor and both commissioners are recalled, that means three brand new people on board. Who would they be? They could end up being the same or worse, which is very possible.

The city manager answers to the city commission so we would have a new city manager answering to new bosses.

Before attempting this recall, I'm in favor of giving the two new commissioners and the new city manager a chance before we start making drastic changes.