I want to debunk some of the recent arguments against Administrative Citations and tell you why I will be voting yes on City Question 1.

Administrative Citations are simply the ability for the city to issue fines for violations of ordinances. St. Paul is the only major city in Minnesota without them. Just look at the vacant Snelling Avenue CVS for how well the current system is working. Only now after three years of calls to police has the property been declared a nuisance and can be potentially demolished. With administrative citations, we could have had accountability and responsibility long ago.

Argument: The City Council sought to circumvent voter participation.

False. State law has allowed since 1973 the ability for cities to amend a charter by a unanimous city council vote, and al

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