ISSUES

  • Roswell city government has an obligation to listen to its residents.  We have seen the devastating effects of treating the residents as bystanders.  Mary believes that Roswell will work better, with better results, for today’s and tomorrow’s residents, when its elected officials work together with its residents.

    • Abiding by all applicable laws and regulations

    • Listening to all Roswell residents on issues

    • Working with constituents and partners to develop and implement plans

    • Keeping Roswell residents informed throughout the processes

  • Roswell’s residents have a right to be informed about the financial and organizational operations of its government.  It is through such knowledge that Roswell’s residents can gain and maintain a trust in its elected officials and a belief in the plans these officials are creating for Roswell’s future.

    • Follow accepted accounting principles

    • Institutionalize on-going process improvement practices

    • Share all appropriate financial data with the public in a timely and complete manner

    • Base budgets on realistically anticipated revenue and expense projections

  • Roswell has a decades-long reputation for providing its residents a safe environment in which to live, work, and play; it is imperative that this continues.  Roswell should always be a leader in providing the best pay scale and benefits, as well as offering our public service professionals the best and most innovative equipment and processes to do their jobs.

    • Fully fund training for public service professionals

    • Provide pay and benefit programs that are ‘best practices’ in the area

    • Evaluate and invest in innovative benefit and support programs

  • Roswell deserves a thriving, forward-looking economy that works for everyone. Mary will prioritize smart, sustainable growth that attracts new businesses while preserving and enhancing the historical character of our city.

    • Define and promote Roswell in a way that builds on its unique 175-year-old history

    • Pursue projects that will be beneficial to the new companies, enhance the lives of our residents, and build our unique brand as a city.

    • Make it easy for major corporations and small business to relocate and stay in Roswell.

    • Support and promote Business Roundtables for our major employers as well as groups of like-minded small businesses.

  • All infrastructure investments need to be developed and executed under a plan that considers the current and long-term needs of Roswell’s residents, business community, and the city’s defined brand.  Roswell’s planned investments must be communicated with our residents and business community … giving them an opportunity to share their ideas and concerns regarding the direction of the city.

    • Define an Infrastructure Investment Plan with input from Roswell’s residents, business communities, and interested partners and constituents.

    • Seek out grants from federal and state governments as well as nonprofit institutions that would support the objectives of the Plan.

    • Work with private entities to develop appropriate Public Private Partnerships

    • Work with adjacent cities to define and develop select projects beneficial to both cities.

  • Roswell offers unique natural resources within its boundaries: the Chattahoochee River, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Big Creek Parkway, and so much more makes Roswell unique among its N. Fulton neighbors and across the Southeastern US.  Mary will work to ensure that the natural environment that our children and grandchildren inherit will be at least as great as the one that exists today.

    • Define the many types of Natural Resources that exists in Roswell’s borders and the ways in which they will be explicitly protected

    • Establish and promote the work of one or more Boards whose sole purpose will be to ensure that Roswell’s Natural Resources are protected

    • Work with federal and state agencies to identify grants and other ways that those government entities can support Roswell’s Natural Resources

  • In conjunction with ‘Collaboration’, Transparency is critical to ushering in a new way of leading and managing the City of Roswell’s government.  Mary will institute and enforce policies and procedures that will give the residents of Roswell a greater voice in the plans for the future of their city.  Transparency in all appropriate matters will be a hallmark of Mary’s tenure as Mayor of this great city.

    • Change the rules to allow business owners in the City of Roswell to speak at City Council Meetings, per applicable rights.

    • Change the rules to allow people to submit Freedom of Information-type requests without identifying themselves, per applicable rights.

    • Ensure appropriate financial records and other matters regarding the operations of the City of Roswell are released to the residents on a defined schedule.

    • Respond to requests for information from the City of Roswell in a timely, accurate, and complete manner.

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