Jim Pepper: Candidate for O'Fallon City Council, Ward

Name: Jim Pepper
Age: 68
Family: Married, two children, 3 grandchildren
Education: Some College
Occupation: Retired
Previous elected offices: Mayor, Berdell Hills  Councilman - Normandy
Number of years living in O'Fallon: 12+
Organizations: Elks, No Hunger Holiday, Workforce Investment Board of St. Charles County, St Charles county Municipal League, National League of Cities – Committee on Economic Development.

CANDIDATE QUESTIONS

1. What is the primary reason you are running for this office?   
To continue the work of improving the economic climate in O’Fallon 

2. What will be your single most important priority if you get elected?
Overhauling our permitting processes for both residents and businesses by making them less cumbersome.

3. What's your favorite thing about O'Fallon?    
The ability to shop and buy most everything I need or want within the city limits.

4. What is the biggest problem you see in O'Fallon? 
The look of O’Fallon when someone enters the City. That being said, the CLIP program is a major start to improving it. 

5. What is your vision for O'Fallon? 
For O’Fallon businesses and residents to grow and prosper and ZERO unemployment.

6. If an incumbent, why do you think you should retain your seat? If you are challenging an incumbent, what do you think qualifies you for the position more than the incumbent?
I have actively fought for limited government and keeping private property rights, ensuring government doesn’t over step its authority. I also have succeeded in reducing animal abuse. I also believe that government wages should not outdistance those in the private sector along with salaries being based on performance measurement criteria.