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KENNESAW - Only one seat is up for grabs in this year's election.

In the run up to the 2017 Kennesaw City Council election I asked these questions of candidates and they are still relevant for 2019

Via email I am asking all 3 current candidates for short replies to the below 7 questions:

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1) Should the city enact 'term limits' for all elective offices? If so how would you configure them?

2) Should City taxpayer funds continue to support the Museum and The Gardens, keeping in mind that neither has ever, nor will ever, generate any worthwhile funds by themselves? If you favor continued support, at what level?

3) Should those in elected City positions be subject to suspension (with or without pay) for any criminal acts involving 'moral turpitude' which resulted in their arrest during their term of office?

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4) Should the outdated method of running for Council 'posts' be eliminated in favor of those candidates receiving the highest vote totals being elected? (i.e.: if 7 people qualify to run for 3 posts, the 3 with the highest number of votes are elected?)

5) Should inquiries be made to determine if the City would benefit financially by merging the KPD with the Cobb Police? If there were a worthwhile savings, would you favor such a merger?

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6) Kennesaw has up to now considered itself to be a major player in Georgia's support of Southern independence during the War Between the States. Now there is a backlash against anything 'Confederate'. Will you support efforts to ban anything Confederate from City property such things may include, flags, historical markers/plaques, cemetery markers, re-enactors use of City property?

Here is another, not asked back then:

7) Should trash collection be taken over by the City of Kennesaw. This would require running up some cost estimates to see if $ could be saved over what is being charged by the private trash hauler.

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