2019/03/04 - Mayor's Column: Upcoming Candidate Forums

“An Open Door to O’Fallon”
A Weekly Note from Mayor Herb Roach
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Founding Father and President Thomas Jefferson once said, “A properly functioning government depends on an informed electorate.”

In the City of O’Fallon, we take every step we can in order to educate our residents so that everyone can become informed. In preparation for the upcoming local elections in April, the City of O’Fallon, O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce, O’Fallon Progress, and O’Fallon Weekly will be co-hosting a series of Candidate Forums. The purpose of the forums is to provide the community with a chance to get to know the candidates and provide information that may be needed to make an informed vote.

O’Fallon School District 203 Candidates
Thursday, March 7th, 6:30 p.m.
O’Fallon City Council Chambers, 255 South Lincoln Ave.
(Broadcasted live on Charter Cable Channel 993 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99)

O’Fallon Aldermanic Candidates for Wards 2, 4, 5 (four-year term), 6, and 7
Thursday, March 14th, 6:30 p.m.
O’Fallon City Council Chambers, 255 South Lincoln Ave.
(Broadcasted live on Charter Cable Channel 993 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99)

The public is invited to all Forums; however, seating will be limited on a first come basis.

In order to ensure maximum publicity and public awareness, all O’Fallon Forums will be re-aired on Charter Cable Channel 993 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99 through April 2.

In addition, the O’Fallon Forums will be streamed live on the City’s website.  Simply click on the Video on Demand button on the homepage or this link http://www.ofallon.org/public-access-television/pages/video-on-demand. These forums will also be recorded and made available to view at any time on the City of O’Fallon’s video on demand page. To locate the recorded forums, please scroll to the bottom of the on demand page, click on the “Other Programs” tab, and click on the forum of your choice.

O’Fallon has always been fortunate to have many good individuals interested in serving the community, either as elected officials, or as volunteers on various city-wide committees or organizations.

When someone mentions “elections” most people immediately think about the elections in November, which includes big races involving our federal and state representatives. However, the elections on April 2, 2019 will have a great impact on O’Fallon. Next April, the City of O’Fallon will have eight positions on the City Council (out of fourteen) up for election.

In April 2019, there will be one four-year seat available in each of O’Fallon’s Wards, except for Ward 5, which will have two available seats, one four-year seat and one two-year seat due to a mid-term resignation.

If you are interested in what ward you live in, please go http://ofallon.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=3bf535e5c0444be3be3a959346fd56af.

As residents of O’Fallon, you should always be able to reach out to your elected officials and ask questions about what is happening in O’Fallon. Having open communications is important to me and something I care very deeply about. Thank you for reading, and please remember, my door is always open!