I will avoid any appearance of pay conflict of interest in decisions made in the interest of the city. The present council operated an informal committee system in dealing with certain issues. Some members felt that left them out of the decision loop. A committee system is good for gathering information and making recommendations to the City Council. A formal procedure should be in place for reporting to the mayor and council.
Annexation is almost certain to be an issue facing the next council and mayor.
I do favor annexation if it is beneficial to the city and the area to be annexed. We need to furnish services to areas already annexed. The issue will likely come up again in the next four years. I am against Sunday beer and alcohol sales. Downtown parking shortages present a recurring problem, according to downtown merchants and professionals.