[Vision2020] A Question that should be asked of all candidates . . .

[Donovan Arnold]

While I do see the merit in a council member being just an ordinary citizen with a job in the community, there can be problems with this because there is always a conflict of interest. My grandfather would refuse requests to run for Mayor, or even city council because he owned Tri-State. If a council member owns a business do they act in the interests of their business, or the city's? If a council member works for another person, can their employer order or manipulate them to legislate in a way that favors their employer, or lose their financial stability? 
 
An independent person with a commitment to the community would seem, in my opinion, the best way to go. There are exceptions, and one councilmember often isn't powerful enough to corrupt things that much. However, there are conflicts of interest. Some politicians even try to use their power to make themselves wealthier in the private sector. 
 
Donovan J. Arnold
 

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 From: Gary Crabtree <moscowlocksmith at gmail.com>
To: Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com> 
Cc: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A Question that should be asked of all candidates . . .
  


How would you like that quantified? Percent of waking hours per day?
Personally, I would prefer a candidate that has a legitamate day job and
devotes more time to it and family than a shyster that that will make being 
a councilman or mayor a full time job.

g



On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com> wrote:

Realizing that most (if not all) candidates for public office have day jobs outside the public eye, and . . . 
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>Realizing that the Hawkins Agreement (2008), concerning Moscow water rights, was attended in Spokane by only the mayor and two city council members (Wayne Krauss and Walter Steed), primarily due to short notice and day job commitments of other council members . . . 
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>How much of a priority will the candidate assign to the people of Moscow in relation to his/her other obligations?
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>How about it, V-Peeps?  Wouldn't you want this question answered by ALL candidates? 
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>Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
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>"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>http://www.moscowcares.com/ 
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>Tom Hansen
>Moscow, Idaho
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