I started this Web site in March 2007 It was, and is, my intention to inform the citizens of Surprise of current events, decisions made by the Surprise City Council and the happenings within our city government.
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We passed Ordinance 2013-09 on the 12th day of Nov. 2013 and I believe it is still law. It requires all candidates elections to be held in November, was it wrong holding our election in August ? Because if we had followed our city and state laws Mr. Hastings would have been placed in office.
I recently asked the city officials in Surprise the questions below, they woun’t reply
We elected our council members in August, was this in violation of city ordinance # 2013 – 09 ? am I reading this right when it appears that we should have the elections in November.
On November 7, 2017 registered voters in Surprise approved the three *General Obligation (GO) Bond questions in the areas of Public Safety, Traffic Congestion Mitigation and Pavement Preservation. The three questions represent 10 Capital Improvement Projects for a total bond amount of $59.5 Million. (View Election Results)
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I asked the city
How can I get a copy of ordinance 2020-31 on the website ? That was voted on their Oct. 6 meeting. The reply I received was, you can find that information on the website. Regular city council meeting (04/21/2020) item # 6 Please see below
https://www.surpriseaz.gov/3734/City-Meeting-Agendas
I am no lawyer but Ordinance 2020-31 that the council is voting on in the next council meeting confuses the whole issue. What is in the book now is understandable.