“Westminster will only receive 50% upfront and the other half in 2022, so it will be important to properly prioritize allocation for critical needs. 2021: $5M to the community (direct aid to residents and small businesses), and $2M for childcare subsidy program to provide financial assistance to working parents to survive the city’s current childcare affordability crisis. 2022: $8.7M to water infrastructure (accompanied by reduction of water bills). ARPA also allows cities to lobby for additional aid, of which we should allocate towards improving our roads and broadband services.”

“…I believe an equitable solution exists between the two extremes of appointments and special elections. If your thought experiment permits, I would actually change the proposed amendment as follows: When two or more City Council vacancies occur, such vacancy shall be filled for the respective unexpired terms by the candidates receiving the 4th and 5th highest number of votes from the city’s most recent regular election.”