Shirley Witty Wittman, Charter Commission Candidate

1. Reason for running for Charter Commissioner: In the event 51% of voters want a charter drafted, I will make every effort to cause a simple charter to be approved by the voters.

2. Prior political experience: I was on the 2005 Charter.

3. I favor a charter with our present status quo with initiative, referendum and recall added providing percentages signed by qualified voters of the city being equal in number to at least 20%of registered voters for initiative, 20% for referendum, and 35% for recall.

4. Charter commission should use city charters from Raymore, Blue Springs, Lee’s Summit and Belton as guidelines and keep legal fees for document preparation at a minimum.

5. A charter form of  government will give the voters more control over their city government.