Start with the work we can launch

The first 100 days.

Five moves to open the books, assign responsibility, strengthen oversight, and set public standards before major decisions.

Five opening moves

Make the first votes count.

These are actions we can introduce quickly. None becomes City policy without the required public process, staff work, legal review, and Council votes.

First 30 days

Put the City’s finances in public view

Publish a plain-language monthly financial report showing revenue, spending, fund balances, and major differences from the budget.

Who decides: Council direction and City staff
How it could be paid for: Existing staff time
How we’ll track it: A dated report every month

First 60 days

Turn warnings into assigned work

Publish a corrective-action tracker for the Civil Grand Jury findings, with an owner and deadline for every response.

Who decides: Council direction and City Manager
How it could be paid for: Existing staff time
How we’ll track it: Every finding assigned and updated

First 100 days

Strengthen public financial oversight

Give the existing Budget and Finance Committee a clear role reviewing audits, finances, and corrective actions.

Who decides: Three Council votes and legal review
How it could be paid for: General Fund staff time
How we’ll track it: Public charter and meeting calendar

First 100 days

Score major development before voting

Require a public scorecard covering jobs, infrastructure, utilities, public health, financial impact, and neighborhood benefit.

Who decides: Three Council votes and staff analysis
How it could be paid for: Applicant fees where legal
How we’ll track it: Every major project scored

First 100 days

Protect long-term public value

Require a 30-year public-value test before major City land is sold or leased.

Who decides: Three Council votes and legal review
How it could be paid for: Existing staff time
How we’ll track it: Every major land action scored

THE HONEST PART

A plan needs a majority.

Either of us can introduce a policy, request a hearing, ask questions, and vote consistently with this plan. Most budgets, ordinances, contracts, fees, land actions, and development agreements require at least three Council votes. The City Manager directs staff. Grants, partnerships, rate studies, labor rules, and legal review shape what can move and when.

Our promise is to introduce the work, organize public support, publish every vote, and report what moved, what stalled, and why.

Neighbor to neighbor

A better Banning takes more than two people.

Read the plan, ask hard questions, and share it with someone on your block.