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Rumor: I'm not a "full time" Mayor
Source: Judith Paul
Status: "Doublespeak" ( *click* for Wikipedia definition)
Comments: This rumor is pretty heavily implied from Judith Paul's emphasis on a claim that she would be a "full time" mayor. Note the following:
- I've worked hard my entire adult life (and a good deal of my life before that), and I'm proud of it. Being a small business owner and mayor means that I need to work six days and a good many evenings every week. I take the word "service" in "public service" quite literally.
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- Section 7(F)(2) of Davie's charter states, "Powers and duties of mayor. The mayor shall be recognized as the official head of the town for all ceremonial purposes and recognized by the courts for the purposes of serving civil processes but shall have no administrative duties."
- Section 6 of Davie's Charter says that the administrative duties of the town shall be conducted by the Town Administrator. All Town employees report to the Administrator.
- Section 2-42 of Davie's Code of ordinances prohibits the Mayor or Council members from interfering with the Town Administrator's authority.
- Quite literally, the Town Administrator is responsible for the day to day administration of the Town. The Town Administrator directs all Town Staff and proposes a budget to the Mayor and Town Council for their approval. The Mayor and Town Council are additionally responsible for the Town's broad policy direction. The relationship of elected officials and Town Administration is occasionally misunderstood by people, such as my opponent in this election. I have heard her boast that she would "micro manage" the Town as Mayor--a technique almost universally regarded as bad management, and contrary to Davie's Charter and Code of Ordinances.
- Judging from my opponent's past history on the Town council, I am quite certain that I can exceed her "full time" status mile for mile, hour for hour. Again, with history as my only guide, I acknowledge that my opponent's capacity to travel out of town on taxpayer funded junkets, exceeds the time I will spend on such trips.