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Mengarelli Conflicts to be Resolved – Buz Blog

After overcoming the conflict of interest, one can realize and understand the public interest; it builds and reaches the plan of welfare action.” – Ehsan Sehgal

When any politician decides to run for public office, he or she should openly remove any conflicts of interest. If that office seeker has a business or job that may involve the office in question, that politician should make that information known to the public. Then, if elected, that public servant has some options to avoid the conflict. He or she can divest themselves of the business or quit the job. Another alternative would be to recuse oneself when voting on any question regarding that conflict.

Of the top candidates running in the first supervisor district here in Yavapai County, (Brooks Compton, David McNabb, Greg Mengarelli, and Deb Pernice), all seem to be free of major conflicts, with the exception of our former Prescott Mayor, Greg Mengarelli. Who could disagree with his stated values of “Faith, Freedom and Family”? Mengarelli might want to add another value, that of transparency. He seems like a decent guy and he could easily resolve what appear to be conflicts of interest, before the election.

One of the conflicts has to do with his job as Business Development Manager for Prescott Frontier Days. As far as transparency is concerned, it would help the voters to know what Mengarelli’s salary is as the Business Development Manager. If it is significantly higher than the approximate $64,000 annual County Supervisors salary, Greg could settle the conflict by resigning from his position at Prescott Frontier Days. It would seem too cumbersome for Mengarelli, if elected, to disqualify himself from every vote that would have an appearance of conflict of interest between the county and the Rodeo or Frontier Days.

As far as transparency goes, candidate Mengarelli could educate the voters and enhance his electability if he explained the hundred of thousands of dollars deficit between revenues and expenditures since he became Business Development Manager for Prescott Frontier Days. Occasionally, any organization may have to spend money, to make money, but will the expenditures of the last couple of years turn into higher revenues in the future? Mengarelli’s honest answers would clear the air.

Another conflict still waiting to be explained is Mengarelli’s work to rezone land in a way that was favorable to developers, who then hired Mengarelli’s wife to list the property in her capacity as realtor. Should county voters expect Mengarelli to keep taking action that financially benefits his wife and therefore himself, if he gets elected Supervisor? If elected, would he recuse himself when voting on any actions that might involve property that his wife, Sheila would have a financial interest?

Like in all elections, conflicts of interest are always better addressed before the voters go to the polls. I’m confident that a good religious, family man like the former Prescott mayor, will do just that.

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1 thought on “Mengarelli Conflicts to be Resolved – Buz Blog”

  1. As a 20 year resident of Prescott Valley, I have observed Prescott as a well run city with a citizenry diverse and involved with the history, culture and healthy political seasons. I was especially interested in the deep analysis of several knowledgeable people in laying out the issues of Mangarelli as mayor and also as a key official with the Prescott Frontier Days. The report displayed the problems with public-private partnerships as much as exposing the players. This very healthy expose provides the Prescott citizens with enough information to correct the future and select a new county supervisor.

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