Process Goals

Remove all city staff involvement in originating policy.  Staff will no longer propose programs or ideas to council; they will exclusively respond to questions and report on actions taken.

Return agenda-setting authority to council from staff.

Drastically reduce staff spending authority.

Create a means for staff to be held accountable and terminated for poor job performance.

Minimize use of executive sessions by city council.

Require enforceable contracts on city projects with firm deadlines and numbers and serious penalties for performance failure.  End the use of change orders.

Remind the city attorney that his advice is not binding and that the responsibility for making legal determination rests with council.

Require department heads, if no one else among city staff, to live within city limits. Ideally, require a minimum residence period in Sedona prior to employment for all city employees.

Fix the referendum and initiative signature requirements to facilitate democratic control of Sedona’s government.

Policy Goals

Defeating home rule.

Securing tax cuts or rebates.

Achieving major reductions in the size of city staff.

Rolling back the I-codes and land codes and replacing them with a simple, Sedona-specific code suited to self-certification and voluntary enforcement.

Eliminating government interference in tourism management and marketing.

Reforming and reducing the size of the Sedona Police Department.

Promoting rural and traditional cultural activities and organizing and attracting new community events: rodeos, fairs, sports competitions, and public performances.

Restoring the Sedona Cultural Park as a regional arts campus and park.

Restoring the St. Patrick’s Day Parade to its former status.

Returning city parks to volunteer maintenance and control.

Securing closure of the city sewage plant and development of the Dells for community agriculture.