April 7, 2009 Ballot For Washington, Missouri Municpal Election

Besides City Council and School Board races for Washington, Missouri, the April 7, 2009 election will also include a county-wide measure, Proposition C, to decide whether the County should adopt the Constitution approved by the Franklin County Constitution Commission on January 24, 2009.

 

School Board candidates and candidates running in contested City Council races were invited to a Washington Federation of Republican Women forum in early February.  A separate forum, in March, included a presentation on the proposed Franklin County Constitution.

 

Video from the City Council forum can be seen in this previous WashMo.com article:  2009 City Council Candidate Forum Held

 

Video from the School Board forum can be seen in this previous WashMo.com article: 2009 Washington School District School Board Candidate Forum Held

 

Video from the Franklin County Constitution forum can be seen in this previous WashMo.com article:  Franklin County Constitution Presentation Held

 

The following will appear on the ballot for Washington, Missouri Residents:

 

Proposition C:

Shall the citizens of Franklin County adopt the Constitution approved by the Franklin County Constitution Commission on January 24, 2009, that provides, among other things, as follows:

The citizens of Franklin County shall govern themselves as provided in Article VI, Sections 18(m) – (r) of the Constitution of Missouri through a seven member elected County Council and an elected County Executive.

There will be no tax increase without approval of the voters of Franklin County.

There will be restrictions on the use of eminent domain.

Franklin County is required to have a balanced budget.

Amendment of the Constitution requires approval of a majority of the voters of Franklin County.

Yes
No

 

CITY OF WASHINGTON:

    COUNCILMAN WARD 1:  2 YR TERM, VOTE FOR 1

     Herb Dill

     Walt Meyer

    COUNCILMAN WARD 2:  2 YR TERM, VOTE FOR 1

     John C. Rhodes

    COUNCILMAN WARD 3:  2 YR TERM, VOTE FOR 1

     Connie Groff

 

    COUNCILMAN WARD 4:  2 YR TERM, VOTE FOR 1

     Roger Langendoerfer 

     Tim Buddemeyer

 

WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT:

    BOARD MEMBER:  3 YR TERM, VOTE FOR 2

      Diane Brunworth

 

      Daniel Contarini

 

      Todd Geisert