Mike Kieffer | February 10, 2010
The Saratoga City Council last night during their policy meeting (2/10/2010) appointed Cecil Tuley to the City Council. It was an interesting vote. First Brent Call moved to postpone the appointment until the next policy meeting. That motion failed by a tie breaking vote placed by Mayor Love (Yay votes: Miller, Call. Nay votes:McOmber, Poduska, [...]
Mike Kieffer | November 4, 2009
Here are the Unofficial 2009 General Election Results. Supporting Documents Election Results 11/3/2009Unofficial General Election Results 2009 Download Full Text: (PDF) (HTML) (Text) Unofficial General Election Results-2009 Mayor Jeff D. Francom 594 Ludmya (Mia) B. Love 861* Councilmembers Michael D.S. McOmber 764* Jim Miller 814* Michael R. Simpson 490 Cecil E. Tuley 751 Saratoga [...]
Mike Kieffer | October 15, 2009
Final Question: What other question should of been asked, and what is your response? I have also included any conculsion that they have supplied after the questions as well in this post. Jeff Francom – Mayor Why am I running? I love this city and believe that we need to continue to implement strict financial [...]
Mike Kieffer | October 14, 2009
Question 9: What do you believe the place of the US Constitution is in local government? Jeff Francom – Mayor The US Constititution is the guiding document for governement on all levels. Mia Love – Mayor It is a model for all local government decisions. While municipal government is limited in power by the state [...]
Mike Kieffer | October 13, 2009
Question 8: What is your favorite US Founding Father quote? Jeff Francom – Mayor “Give me liberty or give me death.” Patrick Henry Mia Love – Mayor Our Founding Fathers were such wise men. It is extremely difficult to pick a favorite. I ask that you allow me at least two. “A rigid economy of [...]
Mike Kieffer | October 12, 2009
The Seventh question: What resolutions and or ordinances do you feel need to be created or modified within the next 4 years? Jeff Francom – Mayor Many of the ordinances we have would work fine but they aren’t always evenly or consistently enforced. Ordinances that provide for individual property rights balanced with existing city ordinances. [...]
Mike Kieffer | October 9, 2009
The Sixth question: What are your goals/plans for the Saratoga Springs Fire Department? Jeff Francom – Mayor Set aside money to replace our aging equipment and planning for another fire station in the years to come. Due to the length of our city, one fire station is not sufficient. Mia Love – Mayor We have [...]
Mike Kieffer | October 8, 2009
The Fifth question: What are your goals/plans for the Saratoga Springs Police Department? Jeff Francom – Mayor First of all to make sure our department has what the need to appropriately protect our citizens while ensuring they adhere to sound fiscal policy. Mia Love – Mayor Our Saratoga Springs police department is a great resource [...]
Mike Kieffer | October 7, 2009
The Forth question: Without comparing yourself to the other candidates, what makes you qualified for the position you are running for? Jeff Francom – Mayor I have a long background in finance and business. I believe that government should be run like a responsible business. We don’t spend more than we have and don’t consider [...]
Mike Kieffer | October 6, 2009
The Third question: What impact do you think that Commercial Development has on the City, and how are you going to increase/decrease this impact? Jeff Francom Commerical development has the potential to have a very positive impact on our city. First, within our planning we need to identify common obstacle and work with existing businesses [...]
Mike Kieffer | October 5, 2009
This is the second question in a series of questions I asked the candidates. The first question: What are the top 3 challenges you feel Saratoga Springs currently faces? was asked earlier (click on title of question to see that post). The second question is a follow-up to the first question. The Second question: If [...]
Mike Kieffer | October 4, 2009
I asked the candidates to answer a set of questions for me. I am going to post their answers in separate posts. I will post the question, and the put the answers form all of the candidates in that post. This will allow the reader to compare the candidates responses. The first question: What are [...]
Mike Kieffer | September 16, 2009
I sent an email to the primary winners for Mayor and City Council asking them to write an article for www.inside84045.org that answers the following questions: 1- What are the top 3 challenges you feel Saratoga Springs currently faces? 2- If elected, how are you going to address these 3 top challenges? 3- What impact [...]
