Recall Petition Signature Drive that ended Oct 16, 2006 and it has been determined that there are not more than 1506 signatures that would pass Inspection of Qualifying Eyes of the City Clerk and no Doubt the Hyper Scrutiny of Others insisting every i has a dot.
Therefore the Petitions for the Recall of Council Member Ferre and the Recall of Council Member Garcia have not been submitted to the City Clerk. Many citizens who provided their signatures requested that the petitions not be turned unless there were an overwhelming number that could face the inspection and qualification process, as they feared retribution from the city or council members in one means or another. Usually there is an effort to provide 20% more than is required. So we can conclude the Recall Effort did not gather 1800 signatures to give that buffer.
In the political process it is not unusual to have a Signature Campaign be it for a Measure, Recall or Referendum, from the grass roots, to take more than one effort or drive. Council Member Ferre and Council Member Garcia still face the potential of being recalled up until they have only 6 months remaining in their term of office. OF course Council Member Ferre may avoid this by running and winning the seat of Mayor, so she would have a 6 month window where she could not be Recalled in that position.
What has been accomplished by the Recall. It has educated the citizens on the current status of the City of Grand Terrace's Finances, and Governmental practices. It has brought added awareness to the importance of the Council's Action or Inaction on the lives of the Citizens.
A new Intent to Recall could be filed Oct, 17, 2006. The major reasons for the Recall Effort still exist the next action to be taken and what actions are going to be taken are yet to be seen.
Therefore the Petitions for the Recall of Council Member Ferre and the Recall of Council Member Garcia have not been submitted to the City Clerk. Many citizens who provided their signatures requested that the petitions not be turned unless there were an overwhelming number that could face the inspection and qualification process, as they feared retribution from the city or council members in one means or another. Usually there is an effort to provide 20% more than is required. So we can conclude the Recall Effort did not gather 1800 signatures to give that buffer.
In the political process it is not unusual to have a Signature Campaign be it for a Measure, Recall or Referendum, from the grass roots, to take more than one effort or drive. Council Member Ferre and Council Member Garcia still face the potential of being recalled up until they have only 6 months remaining in their term of office. OF course Council Member Ferre may avoid this by running and winning the seat of Mayor, so she would have a 6 month window where she could not be Recalled in that position.
What has been accomplished by the Recall. It has educated the citizens on the current status of the City of Grand Terrace's Finances, and Governmental practices. It has brought added awareness to the importance of the Council's Action or Inaction on the lives of the Citizens.
A new Intent to Recall could be filed Oct, 17, 2006. The major reasons for the Recall Effort still exist the next action to be taken and what actions are going to be taken are yet to be seen.
CITIZENS CAN STILL PARTICIPATE IN THEIR GOVERNMENT
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REGISTER TO VOTE BY OCTOBER 23, 2006
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE NOV 7, 2006
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ATTEND GREET AND MEET THE CANDIDATE MEETINGS
BECOME INFORMED AND VOTE
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THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ACTIVISM AND COURAGE
