INDEPENDENCE MAYORAL RACE:
HOLMES OSBORNE
Mayor Weir had an entire decade to make a big difference, but what has she done? Weir has made sweetheart deals with big-money donors that have left most of our citizens behind to benefit only a few. Some examples: The Solar Farm at Rockwood, closing the Health Department, and allowing our police department to dwindle down to the point where it takes hours to respond to calls. Our police force has around fifty vacancies. Starting pay is barely over $40,000 a year. Compared to many other professions, a person can find a much easier job paying a lot more money. $60,0000 a year starting pay would help address this problem.
Why has our current Mayor Eileen Weir failed at this? Perhaps it’s because the police union does not give substantial amounts of money to political campaigns. Too many cozy relationships have detracted the money that should go to law enforcement. At times, there are 12 patrols, covering 78 square miles, stretching from the Sports Complex to Buckner, Missouri. It’s literally an impossible job.
I am currently an elected Trustee of the Metropolitan Community College. I'm proud to say that the MCC's Blue River Public Safety Institute’s Police Academy is currently training recruits specifically for the Independence Police Department, and the training they are receiving is first rate! But when they graduate, they need to have a good paying job waiting for them in Independence.
With my financial background and business acumen, we can make this happen. I have a degree in finance from Syracuse University. My alma mater has the best school of government in the country (the second best is at Harvard). I am one of the few holders of the Financial Analyst designation to run for public office. I will use my financial background to make budgetary cuts and direct resources towards law enforcement. I’ve been featured in the Wall Street Journal three times and have written over 600 articles on finance and economics. I have decades of experience in money management. I will find and eliminate the waste in the City's budget (there is PLENTY of waste!) and I will fund our police department properly WITHOUT raising your taxes.
Visit my website at www.holmesformayor.com
PLEASE VOTE IN THE CITY ELECTION ON FEBRUARY 8!
MAYOR: BRICE STEWART -- HOLMES OSBORNE -- KENNETH LOVE -- EILEEN WEIR
CITY COUNCIL: MIKE HUFF -- BILL PRESTON-- MARCIE GRAGG
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