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Citizen’s engagement is critical to a balanced city. If a city has only one voice then it pushes residents out and it becomes extremely difficult to for residents to feel welcome. Limiting and controlling the voice of the people creates a limited and controlled community. Involvement programs emphasize the participation of citizens in governance, community…
Expenditure limitation is regulated by the State of Arizona. There is two (2) Types of Alternative Expenditure Limit for Cities and Towns in Arizona. Alternative options are required to be voter approved. Arizona State Law 41-563 – Expenditure limitations; determination by the commission; definitions Uniform Expenditure Reporting System (UERS) | Auditor General Arizona Auditor GeneralThe Arizona…
Do you work, own or have friends with an inside-the-city Business? Great news & opportunity for you. Let’s share the information and get our businesses signed up. Sign up the business inside the city to receive “referrals and leads, and in future visitors guides and marketing efforts.” It’s free!City of Sedona Government CITY LAUNCHES TOURISM…
I recently came across this email written on July 28, 2013. To Mayor Rob Adams, City Council, City Manager Tim Ernster, Ed Conway, Jennifer Wesselholf, Is it acceptable to have 20 years of a no-bid contract with the Chamber and millions of public dollars going to the Members of the Chamber? Are 10 years okay…
By Brian Fultz, Kathy Kinsella, Holli Ploog, the City Council Tourism Work Group
Sedona, AZ — 4/26/23, 8:42 AM City Doing The Right Thing With Destination Marketing Sedona.biz Research proves many of these are opinion based, not factual pertaining to the Sedona Chamber and the City of Sedona. Headlines such as “Sedona must repeal the 0.5% bed tax if no plans to spend on marketing” have created knee-jerk emotional…
We have earned that when we allow FICTION, an invented story to be repeated over and over we allow fiction to become reality. Sitting around and complaining doesn’t help. Being free to gather knowledge, share knowledge, respectful and considerate helps seed, nurture, and grow our community. The wider we accept each other’s differences without judgments…
There has been so much misinformation on Sedona City Bed Tax being generated from the Sedona Chamber. April 12, 2023, Sedona City Council Meeting, the City Attorney, Kurt Christianson, explained that based upon ARS 9-500.06 law, it is a City Tax, not a pass-through tax. The Council has all rights to keep it in place….
Sedona Chamber continues to Marketing Sedona, they never stopped! The Sedona Chamber Board and CEO played the Disinformation campaign of false intel intending to mislead the public, rival the City Council, and control public funding through the media waves. The Chambers’ own records show it was a play on words, planned and issued by the…
When we allow FICTION, an invented story to be repeated over and over we allow fiction to become reality. Sitting around and complaining doesn’t help. Allowing others to limit and control your voice feeds the beast of misinformation. That gives up your rights, opportunities, the ability to earn a living, innovation, and control of your…
