Jason Perry [Ward IV] *4yr term

[IAG]

Jason Perry is running for City Council seat [Ward IV]

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[Rainbow]

I want to know if Mr. Perry can FAIRLY represent his consisituency?

"Consisituency is a district of voters"...NOT members of your church.

I appreciate that a council member may have their own personal beliefs and convictions but on the same hand they are elected to represent their Consisituency. Church members also have their own beliefs and convictions and yet they are from all areas of a city.

So how does Mr. Perry plan to be a representative and not a voice for his church as it appeared he was when it came time to address the liquor license issue for Pasta Cafe recently?

[Tajj]

Mr. Perry abstained from voting on the issue for a liquor license for the Pasta Cafe.

[Daisy]

"Consisituency is a district of voters"...NOT members of your church.

I don't feel Mr. Perry should have abstained from voting on that issue for just that reason. He should be representing ALL his constituents, not just his church and when he abstained, NONE of his constituents were represented. I have to wonder if he even knew how the majority of his constituents felt about the liquor license. We know he knew how his church felt about it.

[mfish]

Wow .. yet another sanctimonious "man of the cloth" on the Roswell City Council? Maybe he and the "right reverend" Maples can hold prayer meetings together. For someone to claim they're voting their "conscience" (Maples, Perry, and Espinoza) rather than voting as their constituents want them to vote is a gross malfeasance of their elected purpose.

Let's not even get into the hypocrisy and duplicity of the issue when it comes to Espinoza and Maples - I can't say the same about Perry, as I've never witnessed him imbibing in "the devil's nectar" ...

Abstaining from that vote was like Obama voting "present" all those times. It's waste of time - but: These liquor license votes are nothing more than fomalities. The city council couldn't stop a license from being granted if it wanted to, unless they could prove moral turpitude or the business was within 300 feet of a school or a church that didn't grant a waiver. The licenses belong to the State of New Mexico. Period. And can be revoked at any time by the State.

The city has little or nothing to do with the adminstration of liquor licenses, and I never really could understand why the city council felt the need to "vote" on them, because if they voted one "down" the purveyor would merely file a suit against the city and the issue would be found in the favor of the purveyor.

If he abstained, he should be voted out of office for failure to peform the duties he was appointed to do.

[Daisy]

or the business was within 300 feet of a school or a church that didn't grant a waiver.

There is a church and it did grant a waiver for the previous owner, which is a waiver for the property, I think, and not the owner. The restaurant changed hands and Perry said something about the church members not being happy with the waiver or they felt pressured to grant it?? Someone help me out with that, please - I was at the meeting, but have forgotten the details.

[kralspaces]

Yes. It was stated at the CC meeting that the waiver goes with the property.

[shotgun]

MR. Perry, do you realze the city election is non partisian, if so can you be fair and opened minded to all the people and not just Republican's and Republic views?

[Hoyle]

Yes. It was stated at the CC meeting that the waiver goes with the property.

So if the waiver goes with the property why would he not just vote for it? I do not understand.

[shotgun]

Wow .. yet another sanctimonious "man of the cloth" on the Roswell City Council? Maybe he and the "right reverend" Maples can hold prayer meetings together. For someone to claim they're voting their "conscience" (Maples, Perry, and Espinoza) rather than voting as their constituents want them to vote is a gross malfeasance of their elected purpose.

Let's not even get into the hypocrisy and duplicity of the issue when it comes to Espinoza and Maples - I can't say the same about Perry, as I've never witnessed him imbibing in "the devil's nectar" ...

Abstaining from that vote was like Obama voting "present" all those times. It's waste of time - but: These liquor license votes are nothing more than fomalities. The city council couldn't stop a license from being granted if it wanted to, unless they could prove moral turpitude or the business was within 300 feet of a school or a church that didn't grant a waiver. The licenses belong to the State of New Mexico. Period. And can be revoked at any time by the State.

The city has little or nothing to do with the adminstration of liquor licenses, and I never really could understand why the city council felt the need to "vote" on them, because if they voted one "down" the purveyor would merely file a suit against the city and the issue would be found in the favor of the purveyor.

If he abstained, he should be voted out of office for failure to peform the duties he was appointed to do.

:smk1: AMEN You are right on! Perry not voting gives a hint of what's to come.

[Tajj]

Is it not true that a councilperson be required to abstain if the issue on which they are voting could personally affect them? If he voted against (or for) this issue, being that the restaurant is in close proximity to the church he is associated with, then someone would claim the vote personally affected him, and be calling for his resignation then too. Seems this particular issue was a lose/lose situation for Mr. Perry.

[shotgun]

Is it not true that a councilperson be required to abstain if the issue on which they are voting could personally affect them? If he voted against (or for) this issue, being that the restaurant is in close proximity to the church he is associated with, then someone would claim the vote personally affected him, and be calling for his resignation then too. Seems this particular issue was a lose/lose situation for Mr. Perry.

Tajj, Please read what you just wrote! If a person who is elected to an office is afraid to vote on issues, it's time to move on. To abstain from voting is an empty seat. It's like people who complain about what's going on, then they do not show up at the polls on voting day!:shoot:

[Tajj]

I didn't write that he was afraid to vote, I wrote that I believe he was REQUIRED to abstain from voting on an issue that could be considered one which would personally affect him. Just as someone on Mr. Craig's post wrote -- would he abstain from voting on issues where his daughter may personally benefit, given her position with the city. Just as, I'm sure, Mr. McWilliams (Ward IV - 2-year term candidate) would be required to abstain from voting when an issue concerning the police department would arise.

[Daisy]

Too bad Mr. Perry doesn't come on here and explain why he abstained and how the vote (either way) would have personally affected him.

He's supposed to be representing all the people in his ward and not his personal feelings, right?

[pdc]

Is there any evidence he is even aware of talk Roswell? Is he a Member?

[shotgun]

I didn't write that he was afraid to vote, I wrote that I believe he was REQUIRED to abstain from voting on an issue that could be considered one which would personally affect him. Just as someone on Mr. Craig's post wrote -- would he abstain from voting on issues where his daughter may personally benefit, given her position with the city. Just as, I'm sure, Mr. McWilliams (Ward IV - 2-year term candidate) would be required to abstain from voting when an issue concerning the police department would arise.

Tajj, AND just how would Mr. Perry vote personally affect him.......no daughter working for the city, and he's not a policeman. As I said we do not need to elect an empty seat or empty suit.:shoot:

Daisy you're right on the mark!

[mfish]

Also, shotgun - the vote did not impact the church in any way, as a waiver had already been granted.

[Billy Wood]

When and if Mr. Perry starts posting in his thread the comments and discussions between members will need to STOP.

If anyone has Mr. Perry phone number or email address please let him know about this thread.

Thanks!

[Daisy]

Talk Roswell Admin team has decided to remove polls for City Council candidates due to the ability of members to vote outside their wards.

We feel it does not reflect the correct position of citizens of those wards.

The polls for mayoral candidates were left intact because those are city wide elections.

[kralspaces]

Here is the $25M scenario. Lets say that in order for Governor Bill Richardson and Rep Ben Lujan to secure the vote of Senator Tim Jennings and Senator Rod Adair to support the $300M ‘temporary’ tax increases proposed by Legislature last Friday, the City of Roswell would be allocated $25M from ARRA to do as they please to stimulate the economy of Roswell and Chaves County.

As a candidate for Mayor or City Council, how would you recommend distribution of the money, amount or percentage allocated to each, order of priority and a brief reason for your recommendation?

I will provide my list, amounts, priority and reasoning in a letter to the editor the week-end before election.