FILLMORE RESIDENTS DISSATISFIELD WITH CITY COUNCIL
September 11, 2012 – Today Magellan Strategies, a national public opinion research firm, released results of a survey of 240 likely general election voters in the City of Fillmore, California. The survey tested a variety of community-based questions, including what voters consider to be priorities the Fillmore City Council should be addressing. The survey was commissioned by Communities Building Together, Inc.
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QUESTIONS:
T1. Are you registered to vote as a Republican, a Democrat or an independent voter?
Democrat ...................................................................................... 49%
Republican.................................................................................... 33%
Independent ................................................................................ 18%
T2. How likely are you to vote in the upcoming election this November for Fillmore
City Council?
Extremely likely ......................................................................... 52%
Very likely ..................................................................................... 34%
Somewhat likely......................................................................... 14%
T3. Generally speaking, do you feel things in the city of Fillmore are headed in the
right direction or do you think things are off on the wrong track?
Wrong track ................................................................................. 45%
Right direction ............................................................................ 32%
Unsure/ No opinion ................................................................. 23%
T4. In your own words, what is the top priority that you think the Fillmore City
Council and Mayor should be addressing the most? (Aggregated verbatim
responses shown of 121 issue related comments)
The budget ................................................................................... 31%
Jobs, the economy, attracting businesses ....................... 24%
The cost of water ....................................................................... 21%
City staffing issues .................................................................... 12%
School issues .................................................................................. 8%
Housing issues ............................................................................... 4%
T5. Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Fillmore City Council is doing?
Approve ......................................................................................... 31%
Disapprove ................................................................................... 52%
Undecided/Don’t Know/Refused ....................................... 17%
T6. Some people say the Fillmore City Council have been self-serving, and taking
advantage of their positions in power, and acting without any regard for the
taxpayers and citizens of Fillmore
WHILE……………..
Other people say that the Fillmore City Council is doing a good job, and people that
are critical of the City Council are a small minority and are just complaining about
small issues that do not really matter.
Which statement comes closer to your point of view?
City Council is taking advantage of power ..................... 53%
People that are critical are a minority ............................. 29%
Undecided/Don’t Know/Refused ....................................... 18%
T7. As you may know, the Fillmore City Council has laid off almost all City staff and
replaced them with “out of town” high priced consultants. Their actions have
actually increased the city budget rather than reducing it. Knowing this, do you
agree or disagree with the City Council’s actions?
Disagree ......................................................................................... 78%
Agree ............................................................................................... 12%
Undecided/Don’t Know/Refused ....................................... 10%
T8. Do you agree or disagree that the Fillmore City Council has done a poor job of
managing the city budget and has engaged in reckless spending?
Total Agree ................................................................................... 62%
Total Disagree ............................................................................. 20%
Undecided/Don’t Know/Refused ....................................... 18%
Strongly Agree ............................................................................ 46%
Somewhat Agree ........................................................................ 16%
Strongly Disagree ......................................................................
Somewhat Disagree
Field Dates: 8/28/12 - 8/31/12, 9/3/12
