Clay Romero
Excellence in Service. We are neighbors first.
Lifting our Voices. Building Real Change.
Simplifying Local Government
Mendocino County is like a corporate business. It has a board of directors, employees, and customers. The customers are it’s citizens. It should be in the best interest of the county to help it’s customers be successful in starting businesses and building homes of high quality and value.
The County should be simple and of obvious merit, providing necessary services of good value. Clay is watchful of public funds to insure that they are not wasted. When money is allocated for a purpose, you can expect Clay to look at past records for similar expenditures, to determine if the money was spent wisely. A simple County government is more efficient. County regulations should be reasonable and verifiable, with permit fees consistent with actual value received.
An example of a poor ordinance is the 10A.17 MENDOCINO CANNABIS CULTIVATION ORDINANCE. It is expensive, complicated, and failed to produce the results of good public policy. Many applicant’s failed and lost money.
When a customer spends money for a permit, that money should go into an escrow account which can only be released to the County general fund, when the project is completed. If the project can’t be completed then the permit fees must be returned. The County’s customers expect and deserve a good value for their money.
County ordinances need to be concise, simple, and easy to manage.
Time is money.
Clay Romero believes in leadership anchored in service to the community, action grounded in integrity, and policies shaped by local values. A 51 year resident of the third District, Clay has served our community with great customer service and a drive to make things better for us all.