Recall efforts bad for job recruitment
I didn’t vote for Mayor Ron Littlefield and don’t agree with him on a number of issues. However, this recall effort, if successful, will not be in the best interest of our city.
I know that when prospective employers are making their selections on where to locate with their new jobs, they place considerable importance on stable political environments. They don’t like uncertainty.
Our city is always in fierce competition for the recruitment of jobs with many other cites throughout the country. Any potential major employer needs to know that the elected officials they are to deal with are not subject to continual recall threats not only on the mayor but the councilpersons as well.
They understand an orderly election process that occurs in a regular election cycle, but the continual threats of recalls create too much uncertainly and turmoil for large business investors. As my dad always told me, “Don’t cut your nose off to spite your face.”