Good on public utilities
question:
Autry's administration has proposed shifting the city's public utilities into a separate municipal utility district. Do you support or oppose the idea? Why?answer:
I am skeptical of this proposal. I haven’t been told a good reason why we need to create a new bureaucracy—a new administration, a new executive manager, a new board, a new set of attorneys and other professional staff-- when we already have all of those things in place with the Council and the City now. The Council just voted themselves a 44% raise and now they want to reduce their responsibilities? They are seeking to reduce their workload, and, in reality, are removing themselves from having to make unpopular political choices. Moreover, they have proposed this without having all stakeholders at the table.
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