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CITY COUNCILMEMBERS The City of CentervlIIe wiD have two Councllmember positions open. Councllmembers' statutory ME E T THE CAN DID ATE S dudes are to be performed. almost without exception. by the C0un- cil as a whole. The Counci~ not indMdual members. must supervise administrative offtcers. formulate policies and exercise City powers. The duties of CIty employees are the direct or indirect . responsibility of the Council. Councilmembers should devote their official time to problems of basic poDcy and act as a rlaison between the CIty and the general public. Councllmembers should be concerned. not only with the conduct of daily affairs. but also with the future development of the CIty. The most important single responsibility of a Councilmember Is participation at Council meetings. Each Councllmember. including the Mayor in statutory cities, has full authority to make and second motions, participate In discussions. and vote on fN8fY matter coming before the Council. As IncIivIduaIs. Councilmembers have no administrative authority. They cannot give orders or otherwise supervise City employees unless spec:ificaIIy directed to do so by the Council. However. Councilmembers have complete authority over all administrative affairs in the City. The CouncIl evaluates the crecIentiaIs of individuals who are. or who claim to be. members of the Council. The Council has the power to preserve order during its own meetings; establish rules of procedure; and to compel the attendance of mem- bers at meetings. Uncia Broussard Vickers has been serving on CenterviIIe's CIty Council for the past I Y2 years and has several years of experience on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Unda states that she is open minded and can listen to all sides of an issue and. is not afraid to make an unpopular deci- sion when it's the best decision for the community as a whole. VIckers is a CommercIal Insurance UnderwriteI. She and her husband David have lived on a farm in CenterviDe for the past 10Yz years. Unda enjoys the small community with its rural environment and dose proximity to the Twin Odes. One thing that she would Uke to see is people accepting responsibility for their own behaYIor. Mike Carter moved from St. Paul to CenterviIIe II years ago. A former flre- fighter with the Centennial Fire Depart- ment, he has been employed by Cub Foods as a Meat Helper for over 20 years and drives bus for Rehbein Transit part-time. Mike enjoys the rural atm0s- phere, quietness of the small city and quality of life. Carter believes that his Jenath of resi- dency would be of a great asset as a Councllmember. He would Dke to see more cornrnerdaI businesses come into the community and help bring clown the tax base. Over the years he has seen a lot of growth in the community and wants to contribute to the future development within the community. Mike would like to work on regulating various City Codes and educating residents to be more responsible : rather than banning certain ac:tlvit:les. Mary Capra moved to Centerville in 1990. It didn't take long before they fell In love with this small town. Capra en- joys the small town feeling that she re- ceives here and the beauty of the lakes. She feels that Is a great enhancement to her and her family's lives. For Mary. It was never a question of if she would run for office. it was when. She fJ'fIN up connecred to local g0vern- ment by her father and mother's steadfast commitment to their community. Capra would nke to have the City Council focus on a 5 Year Plan rather than the City's Comprehensive Plan. She sees a need to plan for dte future with regard to parks. envi- ronmental issues, roads, traftk: and dte varying aces of resi- dent growth within dte community. If elected she would like to work toward some sort of multi purpose community space for all ages of residents in the City. Thomas Lee has resided in CentervIIIe for just over 2 years. Afw visiting with several of potential new neighbors. he and his wife Judy rear.zed that Center- ville would be a great place to raise their two children. They enjoy being surrounded by fields and woods. and appreciate the small town feel along with the quality of life that CentervIIIe provides. Tom realizes that CentervilIe wID continue to fIC1'N and develop and would Uke to be a part of controDlng the directJon of its growth. Having been in construction for many years. Lee understands the building and zoning aspects of development. He believes that his previous skills and analytical way of thinIcIng wID be of great benefit If elected to Council. Lee stated that there Is no seIf- fulfilling Interest in his cIecisIon to run for oftic:e and is confi- dent that he will be able to contribute to the decision mak- Ing process witbout.1etdng his personal opinion '"ten.~