46 results for "charter changes"

The Dayton Charter review committee

Not that anyone cares, but the Dayton City Commission appointed a charter review committee to clean up the City Charter. which is an old and tired document. I’ve been calling for changes to the recall and charter change requirements for years. Of course, I wasn’t invited to work on the committee. Here is who the Read More

Leitzell calls for charter change discussion on petitions

Mayor Gary Leitzell in an internal email to the City Manager and the City Commission calls for the city to no longer waste money trying to keep candidates off the ballot: I have read through the material submitted in the case that William Pace has filed against the Board of Elections. In that case he Read More

The Dayton Challenges- the charter

One of the reasons Gary Leitzell has my full support is his challenge to other candidates for Mayor to limit their campaign spending: So, let me lay down this challenge because I know full well the two parties will never issue the same. I will NOT spend more than $10,000 cash and $10,000 “in kind” Read More

No primary: time to revamp the charter

As this is published, the Montgomery County Board of Elections is meeting to review the results of the petition process. Sources have told me that only Gary Leitzell will be allowed on the ballot to challenge incumbent Mayor Rhine McLin. In the Commission race, Nan Whaley and Joey Williams will only face one challenger, me, Read More

Why is it so easy for the commission to do a charter ammendment- and so hard for us?

 With one quick vote- the Dayton City Commission can add a charter amendment to the ballot, however if John Q Citizen wants to do it- it’s collect 25% of the registered voters- and hope the Commission doesn’t veto it and make you collect yet another 10%. How about some real changes? Like making the requirements Read More

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