City Council Questionnaire (Chan)

The following is a list of the questions that we are asking city council candidates.

  • Contact information questions

  • What is your political party?

    • Unenrolle / Independent

  • What race are you running for?

    • Ward 6 councilor

  • Why are you running for office?

    • There is a lack of representation and transparency in city government. I'm running to give a voice to the people and to let them know that they will be heard.

  • 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.) (yes / no)

    • No

  • Do you or does anyone in your family own or work at a company that does business with the City of Quincy? (yes / no)

    • No

  • 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?

    • n/a

  • If elected, would you go out into the community to hold town-hall-type meetings at least once every quarter? (yes / no)

    • Yes

  • If elected, will you take advantage of the city's translation services for your newsletter and town halls?

    • Yes

  • If elected, will you sponsor or co-sponsor an ordinance to create a regular opportunity for public comment before council meetings? (yes / no)

    • Yes

  • If elected, would you work to repeal the mayor's 79% raise? (yes / no)

    • Yes

  • If elected, would you work to repeal the council's 50% raise? (yes / no)

    • Yes

  • 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? (yes / no)

    • Yes

  • 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? (yes / no)

    • Yes

  • If elected, would you take classes from the Massachusetts Municipal Association on good governance and open meeting/public records laws? (yes / no)

    • Yes

  • Are you active in any community groups? If so, which ones and why?

    • A Just Quincy, and learning more about Quincy Votes

  • If you'd like to add any comments about any of your answers, please do so here.

中文翻译

  • 您的政治党派是什么？(political party)

    • 未登记政党/独立候选人

  • 您要参与竞选的区域是什么？(what position)

    • 六区

  • 您要参与竞选的原因是什么？(why running)

    • 而家市政府入面缺乏代表性同透明度。我出嚟參選，就係想俾市民有個發聲嘅機會，等佢哋知道自己嘅聲音會被聽到。

  • 您本人或家人有在昆西市政府工作吗？(请只考虑一代表亲和更近的亲属关系。）(personal ties city employ)

    • 否

  • 您本人或家人所拥有或供职的公司是否与昆西市政府有业务往来？(personal ties business)

    • 否

  • 与市政府存在私人关系，并不会妨碍竞选人竞选。然而。如果您在前两个选项中选择了“是”，可能会造成选民的担忧——在面对可能会影响您本人或家人与市政府之间关系的情况下，您是否仍然能坚定地为选民发声。对于这样的顾虑，您会如何回应选民？(personal ties not disqualifying)

  • 如果当选，您是否会每季度至少组织召开一次市政府座谈会规模的社区会议，与选民面对面交流？(townhalls quarterly)

    • 是

  • 如果当选，您是否会建立线上简讯或博客，向支持您的选民分享最新动态以及保持沟通？(online newsletter/blog)

    • 是

  • 如果当选，您是否会使用市政府提供的翻译服务，让更多居民能够看懂您的线上简讯，并参与到座谈会的讨论中？(translation service)

    • 是

  • 如果当选，您是否会提出或共同提出一项条例，并在市议会召开前确保有固定的时间让公众发表意见？(public comment ?)

    • 是

  • 如果当选，您是否会致力于废除市长79%的加薪？ (79% raise)

    • 是

  • 如果当选，您是否会致力于废除议会50%的加薪？(50% raise)

    • 是

  • 如果当选，您知否会致力于废除市长及议员们的年度加薪？（此条例于今年春天在没有公众意见的情况下由议会投票通过）(rescinde annual raise procedure)

    • 是

  • I如果当选，您是否会听取居民的意见，同时参考马萨诸塞州其他类似政府的相关数据，致力于建立一个公平的市长和议员们的加薪制度？(create better annual raise procedure)

    • 是

  • 如果当选，您是否会参加马萨诸塞州市政协会开设的关于良好治理和公开会议/公共记录法律的课程？(MassMA)

    • 是

  • 您有活跃在任何社区组织吗？如果是，是哪一个并填写原因？

    • A Just Quincy, and learning more about Quincy Votes

  • If you'd like to add any comments about any of your answers, please do so here.