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A Failure to Lead, Vote of No Confidence
We, the undersigned, urge the City Council to vote No Confidence and remove Council member, Kerry Ferguson, from leadership as Mayor of San Juan Capistrano.
Wrong on the issues
Council member Kerry Ferguson lacks the leadership skills to motivate the Council to make important decisions concerning the future of San Juan Capistrano. She has not demonstrated the ability to bring issues forward and develop consensus among the Council to address the needs of our community. One example; is her written and oral statements concerning future San Juan Capistrano transportation needs and plans, which underscores her lack of understanding concerning complicated issues. Failure to act now will put San Juan Capistrano at severe disadvantage, while other surrounding municipalities are organized and engaged with Orange County Agencies.
Council Meetings in turmoil
Her failure to demonstrate control at Council meetings, inability to encourage decorum from both the public and Council members has created a rancorous environment exposing guests and students assigned to attend civic events to hostile, demeaning and argumentative discourse. She has through selective enforcement of the Council Decorum Statement, emboldened meeting attendees to taunt and bully one another.
Gives comfort to malcontents, who sue San Juan Capistrano
Her default leadership style of promoting comments with which she is sympathetic and arguing from the dais with speakers with whom she disagrees, has engendered a divisive atmosphere. Her actions alienate residents, while aiding and abetting a small cadre of malcontents who conspire to force their brand of governance on the citizens of San Juan Capistrano. Her encouragement and support for residents and commissioners acting outside their scope of authority has emboldened individuals to entangle the City in frivolous lawsuits and inappropriate and wasteful demands on City Staff.
Cannot or will not follow the Rules of Order
Her lack of experience or willful ignorance of the rules of order has wasted time and resources. Her failure to anticipate the time required for orderly conduct of Council business has unnecessarily prolonged meetings and wasted the time of City Staff, Council members and the public.
We cannot afford to wait any longer for the SJC City Council to act
San Juan Capistrano residents and businesses should not be made to sit idly by, while Mayor Kerry Ferguson allows petty disputes and unrealistic solutions to dominate our public discourse. Stop Mayor Kerry Ferguson from leading us down anymore ineffective rabbit holes.
Decisive, realistic, proactive leadership is called for to take necessary actions to move San Juan Capistrano forward now. Indecision, rancor and derision are wasting time, taxpayer money and setting us back. We call on the City Council to act decisively and relieve Kerry Ferguson from her position as Mayor and restore order to the governance of San Juan Capistrano.
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Updates
June 20, 2017
The public discourse regarding the current leadership in our City Council remains a primary concern for many residents. I am currently documenting specific instances of administrative failure to present formally to the council members. Your continued attention to these proceedings is essential for maintaining accountability in our local government.
June 20, 2017
The steady growth of this initiative reflects a profound and shared concern regarding the current state of our local government. This momentum confirms that our community expects a more disciplined and effective leadership from those in office.
Reached 100 supporters
June 20, 2017
43 Comments
The fact that Mayor Ferguson failed to understand that Toll road options #9 and #18 (the Beltway) would devastate at least 10 neighborhoods in SJC and advocated for this option more than once is evidence enough for her immediate removal.
As Mayor of SJCap all Kerry has done is get the City into numerous legal jambs and made the City bad neighbors of the surrounding communities. Her handling of the widening of Ortega Highway did nothing but create a lot of animosity with those that transit this area daily and cost the tax payers a lot of money and lost time. She seems to be quite good at upsetting things and does little to resolve problems without the incumbent law suits she gets the City into. Her time would be better spent in other pursuits. Resignation would be a better action to save the City the expense of a recall election.
Mayor Ferguson is a detriment to the residents of SJC as well as your nearby neighbors. Everything of consequence ends in a law suit. This just shows her inability to compromise and govern effectively.
A Mayor has the duty and the responsibility to unite and lead the Council in the sole interest of the citizenry. San Juan faces its biggest challenge yet by facing a possible extension of SR-241 through town. The Mayor's role is to facilitate all the reasonable avenues of discourse and action to ensure that San Juan's voice is not only heard and understood, but also effectively delivered. Mayor Ferguson may be well intentioned, but her actions or lack thereof should be a concern to all.
This is not a case of someone being on the wrong side of issues, but of someone who is unable to comprehend issues.
She is an embarrassment to the city along with Pam Patterson, and I am sick of her long drawn out stories about nothing! And FYI Kerry do some research about Veterans before you speak!
Agree with the petition - have felt she has lacked leadership skills since day one
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
A Failure to Lead, Vote of No Confidence
We, the undersigned, urge the City Council to vote No Confidence and remove Council member, Kerry Ferguson, from leadership as Mayor of San Juan Capistrano.
Wrong on the issues
Council member Kerry Ferguson lacks the leadership skills to motivate the Council to make important decisions concerning the future of San Juan Capistrano. She has not demonstrated the ability to bring issues forward and develop consensus among the Council to address the needs of our community. One example; is her written and oral statements concerning future San Juan Capistrano transportation needs and plans, which underscores her lack of understanding concerning complicated issues. Failure to act now will put San Juan Capistrano at severe disadvantage, while other surrounding municipalities are organized and engaged with Orange County Agencies.
Council Meetings in turmoil
Her failure to demonstrate control at Council meetings, inability to encourage decorum from both the public and Council members has created a rancorous environment exposing guests and students assigned to attend civic events to hostile, demeaning and argumentative discourse. She has through selective enforcement of the Council Decorum Statement, emboldened meeting attendees to taunt and bully one another.
Gives comfort to malcontents, who sue San Juan Capistrano
Her default leadership style of promoting comments with which she is sympathetic and arguing from the dais with speakers with whom she disagrees, has engendered a divisive atmosphere. Her actions alienate residents, while aiding and abetting a small cadre of malcontents who conspire to force their brand of governance on the citizens of San Juan Capistrano. Her encouragement and support for residents and commissioners acting outside their scope of authority has emboldened individuals to entangle the City in frivolous lawsuits and inappropriate and wasteful demands on City Staff.
Cannot or will not follow the Rules of Order
Her lack of experience or willful ignorance of the rules of order has wasted time and resources. Her failure to anticipate the time required for orderly conduct of Council business has unnecessarily prolonged meetings and wasted the time of City Staff, Council members and the public.
We cannot afford to wait any longer for the SJC City Council to act
San Juan Capistrano residents and businesses should not be made to sit idly by, while Mayor Kerry Ferguson allows petty disputes and unrealistic solutions to dominate our public discourse. Stop Mayor Kerry Ferguson from leading us down anymore ineffective rabbit holes.
Decisive, realistic, proactive leadership is called for to take necessary actions to move San Juan Capistrano forward now. Indecision, rancor and derision are wasting time, taxpayer money and setting us back. We call on the City Council to act decisively and relieve Kerry Ferguson from her position as Mayor and restore order to the governance of San Juan Capistrano.
Updates
June 20, 2017
The public discourse regarding the current leadership in our City Council remains a primary concern for many residents. I am currently documenting specific instances of administrative failure to present formally to the council members. Your continued attention to these proceedings is essential for maintaining accountability in our local government.
June 20, 2017
The steady growth of this initiative reflects a profound and shared concern regarding the current state of our local government. This momentum confirms that our community expects a more disciplined and effective leadership from those in office.
Reached 100 supporters
June 20, 2017
43 Comments
I have attended City Council meetings...my last visit there was for the discussion about the proposed performing arts center. I was appalled at the way the Mayor opened the discussion....very biased and rude. Any Civics class would have booed her down. She is often ill informed on issues before the Council and talks down to those with whom she disagrees. She does NOT represent SJC in a civil and professional manner. She should be replaced.
The fact that Mayor Ferguson failed to understand that Toll road options #9 and #18 (the Beltway) would devastate at least 10 neighborhoods in SJC and advocated for this option more than once is evidence enough for her immediate removal.
As Mayor of SJCap all Kerry has done is get the City into numerous legal jambs and made the City bad neighbors of the surrounding communities. Her handling of the widening of Ortega Highway did nothing but create a lot of animosity with those that transit this area daily and cost the tax payers a lot of money and lost time. She seems to be quite good at upsetting things and does little to resolve problems without the incumbent law suits she gets the City into. Her time would be better spent in other pursuits. Resignation would be a better action to save the City the expense of a recall election.
Mayor Ferguson is a detriment to the residents of SJC as well as your nearby neighbors. Everything of consequence ends in a law suit. This just shows her inability to compromise and govern effectively.
A Mayor has the duty and the responsibility to unite and lead the Council in the sole interest of the citizenry. San Juan faces its biggest challenge yet by facing a possible extension of SR-241 through town. The Mayor's role is to facilitate all the reasonable avenues of discourse and action to ensure that San Juan's voice is not only heard and understood, but also effectively delivered. Mayor Ferguson may be well intentioned, but her actions or lack thereof should be a concern to all.
This is not a case of someone being on the wrong side of issues, but of someone who is unable to comprehend issues.
She is an embarrassment to the city along with Pam Patterson, and I am sick of her long drawn out stories about nothing! And FYI Kerry do some research about Veterans before you speak!
Agree with the petition - have felt she has lacked leadership skills since day one
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I have attended City Council meetings...my last visit there was for the discussion about the proposed performing arts center. I was appalled at the way the Mayor opened the discussion....very biased and rude. Any Civics class would have booed her down. She is often ill informed on issues before the Council and talks down to those with whom she disagrees. She does NOT represent SJC in a civil and professional manner. She should be replaced.