Survey: What do you most want to know from Redding’s city council candidates?

There are nine candidates running for three open seats on the Redding City Council this fall. The open seats make up a majority of the total of five seats on the council, meaning the outcome of this election will set the tone of the council for the next four years. 

It’s a pivotal moment in Redding’s history. The city is facing serious financial challenges and is in the throes of completing an efficiency study that could lead to significant operational changes. Redding is also facing vacancies in five top leadership positions after a number of former department heads have left for a variety of reasons, including retirement, job changes and even death. 

This year’s slate of candidates includes two incumbents, Tenessa Audette and Jack Munns, along with six others: business owner Christina Prosperi, former Council member Mark Mezzano, Planning Commissioner Russ Wenham, mobile crisis clinician Paul Saulsbury, Elise Sloan, Joana Rebollar and Rebecca Anne Miller.

As we’ve done for the last three years, we hope to interview all nine candidates using a list of questions created by you, our readers. Take our brief survey below to weigh in on the topics you care most about. We’ll use those responses to develop questions, interview the candidates one-on-one and publish their curated responses over the coming weeks as part of our Meet-the-Candidate series. 

Take the survey here.

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