El Paso is the 4th largest city in the state of Texas and the 17th largest in the country, so why is El Paso not the thriving metropolis that it could be ?
The answer lies in city management and government. There are too many "old" way thinkers here and not enough people willing to embrace change. A company who wishes to increase revenue and bask in profit employs a C.E.O., or in other terms, a corporate manager. I propose that this might be the very thing that El Paso needs. Most cities now use a city manager whose sole purpose is to promote and improve thier respective cities. A city manager could focus on ways to bring big business to El Paso, increase tourism by promoting our multi-cultural area and as a consequence, our educated people would stay in El Paso rather than leave elsewhere where the job market is more competitive. It would be wise to employ a city manager from another part of the country who has experience with huge cities like El Paso whose population is estimated at over half a million people. This would be to our advantage to not only gain perspective on how other big cities are thriving, but also to get an unbiased opinion on ways to improve our Greater El Paso.
How will funding for a city manager be allocated?Funding
The current proposed bond issue stands at $43,077,566 with $2,150,000 being spent on City Hall Improvements. These funds could conceivably be allocated to a city manager position as well as a developing team.
To what extent will this person/team have over local legislation?
The existing bodies would include the Economic Development Division of the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce.*See FYOO Proposed Sale of Certificates and Obligation Bonds:business