{"id":416557,"date":"2026-10-02T08:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/416557\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T08:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:34:09","slug":"election-2026-question-of-the-week-12-mayors-race-on-a-scale-of-1-to-5-how-would-you-rate-the-city-managers-performance-and-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/416557\/","title":{"rendered":"Election 2026 | Question of the Week 12, Mayor\u2019s Race | On a scale\u00a0of\u00a01 to 5, how would you rate\u00a0the\u00a0city manager\u2019s performance and why?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

The candidates below are running for the mayor\u2019s seat on the Cape Coral City Council:<\/p>\n

Question of the Week: 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

The candidates below are running for the mayor\u2019s seat on the Cape Coral City Council:<\/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

\u2022\u00a0 Lisa Cohen-Adkinson<\/p>\n

I rate\u00a0the\u00a0City Manager a 3 out\u00a0of\u00a05.\u00a0He is a dedicated public servant who rose through our ranks and is doing his best with\u00a0the\u00a0tools provided by current leadership. However, residents are understandably frustrated by top-down council directions. While this reflects a failure\u00a0of\u00a0mayoral and council guidance, we must listen to\u00a0the\u00a0public. With collaborative leadership in November, we will empower him to prioritize community-first transparency. If operational dissatisfaction continues, changes must be made. Our administration will hold everyone accountable to ensure we execute policies\u00a0with\u00a0residents, not\u00a0around\u00a0them.<\/p>\n

VoteLisa4Mayor.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Richard Erickson<\/p>\n

I\u2019d rate City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn a 3 out\u00a0of\u00a05. He has positives, a long city career since 2002, launching\u00a0the\u00a0Bureau\u00a0of\u00a0Transformative Change, and advancing economic plans. But he seems to act on his own instead\u00a0of\u00a0following council direction.<\/p>\n

Staffing scored lowest, and a state audit was pushed over\u00a0the\u00a0building fund. His salary tops $336,000, has two assistant city managers, plus support staff, and needs review. He needs closer monitoring, more direction with council and\u00a0the\u00a0mayor, and clearer direction to save money and serve Cape Coral.<\/p>\n

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