The Marvin Referendum Petition
Our Village Charter Shouldn't Change Without Our Vote!
MARVIN DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO...
...PARTICIPATE in conversations over options
...CONTEMPLATE the impacts of any change
...CAST A VOTE in a citizen referendum
Our Village Charter Amid a Global Pandemic!
Without Providing a Citizen Referendum!
Yet, the Council Adopted Major Changes to
Sign the Petition to Take Back the Vote !
These Will Impact Our Village & Development
Why Is This Referendum Petition Important?
The Impacts of These Charter Changes
The Council's Charter Changes intend to do the following:
1. Give the Mayor the Right to Vote on all Matters
2. Change the Village to a Manager-Council Government
These Charter Amendments would have
irreversible impacts on the Village
They would...
Encourage & Reinforce Hyper-Partisan Control of the Council, which would...
> Tip the scales and cement the balance of power in favor of any partisan Mayor with an agenda
> Eliminate expectations that mayors should build consensus and lead through collaboration
> Encourage ever-increasing partisan Village factions to seek nothing but full domination of the Council
> Foster ever-increasing hyper-partisan politics that continue to erode our sense of community
Erode Transparency by Allowing Council to:
(a) Hide Controversial Actions Behind a Manager, and
(b) Enact Policy 'Behind Closed Doors' through a Manager, which would:
> Minimize decision-making transparency in open meetings
> Excuse Council from open meeting deliberations & justifications
> Permit hyper-partisan policy creation beyond public view
> Diminish our ability to hold officials accountable to voters
Have Irreversible Impacts on the Balance of Power and the Outcome of Critical Community Decisions with regard to:
> Village Center Development and Planning Initiatives
> Tax Increases & Spending on Specialty Investments
> Council and Planning Board Appointments
> Oversight and Control Over Village Budgets & Contracts
> Traffic, Congestion, Community Safety & Serenity