Each week through the General Election, The Breeze will ask the candidates for Cape Coral City Council an issue-related question. In the interest of fairness, each candidate is limited to the same amount of space, about 100 words, for their response.<\/p>\n
Cape Coral City Council races are non-partisan races. Council members qualify in their respective districts but are elected at-large. This means all registered city voters may cast a ballot in each race regardless of where they live and the party to which they are affiliated, if any. This year\u2019s General Election, on Nov. 3, features four Cape Coral City Council races: Mayor and the seats for District 1, 4 and 6.<\/p>\n
Question of the Week: On a scale\u00a0of\u00a01 to 5, how would you rate\u00a0the\u00a0city manager\u2019s performance and why?<\/p>\n
The following candidates are running for Cape Coral City Council set for District 4:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jennifer Nelson-Lastra (I)<\/p>\n
The appropriate role of Council is to evaluate the city manager based on measurable performance, budget management, communication, implementation of Council direction and delivery of services. Based on those measurements, I would rate his performance a 3. Like anyone in a leadership position, there is always room for improvement. I believe communication with Council as a whole and with our residents can improve. Over the last 12 months, I\u2019ve seen progress, but there is still work to do. And while some may question decisions like prioritizing the large flagpole, the majority of Council directed the city manager to move that forward. We vote as a body, and our city manager is responsible for implementing Council\u2019s majority direction.<\/p>\n