City Council Questionnaire
The following is a list of the questions that we are asking city council candidates.
Contact information questions
What is your political party?
Democrat, Republican, Unenrolled/Independent, OtherWhat race are you running for?
Why are you running for office?
Do you or does anyone in your family work for the City of Quincy in any capacity? (Please consider first cousins and closer relationships only.)
Do you or does anyone in your family own or work at a company that does business with the City of Quincy?
Having personal ties to the city does not disqualify a candidate for office by any means. But voters may be concerned that if you answered yes to either of the previous two questions, you may not be willing to speak out on their behalf if doing so might jeopardize your or your family members' relationships with the city. What would you say to those voters?
If elected, would you go out into the community to hold town-hall-type meetings at least once every quarter?
If elected, will you take advantage of the city's translation services for your newsletter and town halls?
If elected, will you sponsor or co-sponsor an ordinance to create a regular opportunity for public comment before council meetings?
If elected, would you work to repeal the mayor's 79% raise? (yes / no)
If elected, would you work to repeal the council's 50% raise? (yes / no)
If elected, would you work to repeal the annual raises for the mayor and councilors that the council voted through -- without public comment -- this spring?
If elected, would you work to establish a fair system for councilor and mayoral raises going forward, seeking input from residents and using data from similar government types in Massachusetts?
If elected, would you take classes from the Massachusetts Municipal Association on good governance and open meeting/public records laws?
Are you active in any community groups? If so, which ones and why?
If you'd like to add any comments about any of your answers, please do so here.
School Committee Questionnaire
The following is a list of the questions that we are asking school committee candidates.
Contact information questions
What is your political party?
Democrat, Republican, Unenrolled/Independent, OtherWhy are you running for office?
Do you or does anyone in your family work for the City of Quincy in any capacity? (Please consider first cousins and closer relationships only.)
Do you or does anyone in your family own or work at a company that does business with the City of Quincy?
Having personal ties to the city does not disqualify a candidate for office by any means. But voters may be concerned that if you answered yes to either of the previous two questions, you may not be willing to speak out on their behalf if doing so might jeopardize your or your family members' relationships with the city. What would you say to those voters?
What are the three most pressing issues facing QPS, and how would you tackle them?
Which of the 19 school buildings are you familiar with, and are there any building issues you want to discuss?
If elected, would you go out into the community to hold town-hall-type meetings at least once every year? (yes / no)
If elected, will you create an online newsletter or blog to keep your constituents informed? (yes / no)
If elected, will you take advantage of the city's translation services for your newsletter and town halls? (yes / no)
How should the school committee respond if ICE agents take members of the school community into custody, as happened recently in New York state?
Do you believe there are only two biological sexes?
Should trans students be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice?
Explain what you think QPS's EDI director does, and what, if anything, you will do to support that work.
How aware are you of increasing behavioral and mental health challenges facing the school community at every level, and what are your proposed solutions?
Would you like to elaborate on or explain any of your answers above?