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At this time I'm getting signatures on my mayoral nomination papers; here are just a few reforms I would address if elected...

Reforms Proposals

1. Annual Budgets Review of every Dept. including contracts should be put on a database in which any questions residents would have would be readily available i.e. how much was paid out in sick days, personal days, bonuses, a full understanding how pensions are calculated, what attributed toward overtime expenses, including a breakdown of severance packages and healthcare plans etc... This reform would enable residents to finally understand the inner workings of our local government.

2. Our town should provide forums for candidates which would reduce costs and encourage newcomers in which residents would cast a much more informed ballot.

3. There should be run off elections whereas no candidate should win with less than 50% of votes.

4. We should have a voter initiative process that will enable residents via petition process to amend, abolish or introduce town ordinances including a recall process.

5 We should consider residency requirements in which workers will be less demanding, more productive and less wasteful…

6. Explore the feasibility of School Vouchers. The present cost per student is approximately $16,500 annually and climbing. Competition would enhance academics and bring down costs. Note: religious education, virtual education and home schooling is approximately half the cost of public education.

7. As for our various services we should consider privatization, wherever possible, and only pay wages and benefits that reflect the private sector that would unequivocally lower taxes.

8. We should have our own Housing Court that would address the many concerns that rental property owners and municipalities have including residents living in close vicinities. Their are tenants who know how to work the system as they move from dwelling to dwelling leaving landlords in financial ruin and neighborhoods in chaos i.e. trashing apartments, selling drugs, prostitution, various thefts, vandalism and disturbing the peace of other tenants etc... Perhaps working via the Building Inspector and Solicitors Office we could come up with a means for a nominal fee to address said concerns.

9. Safe Ride would enable Johnston Residents to get home safely with their vehicles in tow who have drank over the legal limit in any of our local establishments. We should consider the feasibility of a 25 cent supplemental tax on all alcoholic drinks that could bring out-of-pocket cost under $10.00; most people chance DUI because they do not want to leave their vehicles behind.

10. Annual Police Reports should be included in the Annual Budget Review that would show how many and what kind of citations were given out and the nature of crimes committed that would determine the size of our local department... Also, because of the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights we need to give civilians the means to defend against any misleading police reports via having the right to a lie detector test in which if they are truthful would not have to pay for such test in which said officer would be required to submit to same and if it shows the report was intentionally misleading would be immediately fired.

11. We should televise the school and council meetings.

12. All litigation matters and costs should be reported in the Annual Review Report.

13. Create a Citizen Oversight Committee that would address complaints residents would have regarding the professionalism of town workers and services that would also be public record...

The above will indeed be an up hill battle because these proposals are based on commonsense that benefit all the people that the democratic machine of our town and state government have ignored for decades because of public unions and the liberal interests... To help bring about the above reforms simple make copies of this platform and distribute them around town and keep me posted to what streets have been canvassed, Thank You.

Conservative Republican Mayoral Candidate Peter A. Filippi III jtaxassoc@aol.com 474-4083