Reasons to vote against staggered terms
Citizens for Oconee's Future, Inc.
P. O. Box 1301
Watkinsville, GA 30677
Following is the text of a message from Lee Becker with information about the vote that is scheduled for June 19th to change the election cycle for our Board of Commissioners from an election of all each 4 years to an election of half each 2 years. This would make it impossible for citizens to make a major change in direction of the Board. I support Mr. Becker's position that this change is not in our best interest. I urge all to vote against this change.
Charles Baugh
Charlie:
Please send this out, if you would.
Thanks
Lee
Oconee County voters who turn out to vote on June 19 for the 10th Congressional race may be surprised to find another issue on the ballot.
Voters also will be asked if they want to stagger the terms of the members of the Board of Commissioners, instead of choosing all five members of the Board at the same time, as is now the case. In a given election year, two or three members of the Board would be up for election; two years later, the remainder would be elected.
The goal of the initiative is to keep voters from turning out all five members of the Board at any election.
The resolution calling for staggered terms said a "lack of continuity and loss of institutional knowledge would cause harm detrimental to the citizens of Oconee County."
That is nonsense.
A vote in favor of staggered terms weakens the hands of citizens by making it impossible to bring about big changes all at once.
Go to my blog at http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/ if you want to learn more about the staggered terms initiative. Unfortunately, the local media haven't covered it.
I urge everyone to vote on June 19.
On staggered terms, I say: "Retain the right to clean house. Vote no on staggered terms."
Lee Becker
lbbecker@mindspring.com
P. O. Box 1301
Watkinsville, GA 30677
Following is the text of a message from Lee Becker with information about the vote that is scheduled for June 19th to change the election cycle for our Board of Commissioners from an election of all each 4 years to an election of half each 2 years. This would make it impossible for citizens to make a major change in direction of the Board. I support Mr. Becker's position that this change is not in our best interest. I urge all to vote against this change.
Charles Baugh
Charlie:
Please send this out, if you would.
Thanks
Lee
Oconee County voters who turn out to vote on June 19 for the 10th Congressional race may be surprised to find another issue on the ballot.
Voters also will be asked if they want to stagger the terms of the members of the Board of Commissioners, instead of choosing all five members of the Board at the same time, as is now the case. In a given election year, two or three members of the Board would be up for election; two years later, the remainder would be elected.
The goal of the initiative is to keep voters from turning out all five members of the Board at any election.
The resolution calling for staggered terms said a "lack of continuity and loss of institutional knowledge would cause harm detrimental to the citizens of Oconee County."
That is nonsense.
A vote in favor of staggered terms weakens the hands of citizens by making it impossible to bring about big changes all at once.
Go to my blog at http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/ if you want to learn more about the staggered terms initiative. Unfortunately, the local media haven't covered it.
I urge everyone to vote on June 19.
On staggered terms, I say: "Retain the right to clean house. Vote no on staggered terms."
Lee Becker
lbbecker@mindspring.com
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