Voters to decide whether to ban political appointees from politics
by Mary Sparacello - Times-Picayune (excerpt)

Kenner voters will go to the polls in November to decide whether to change the city's Home Rule Charter to prohibit all city workers from participating in politics. "This is all about good government," said Kenner Councilman Keith Reynaud, who proposed the measure. "This is what the citizens of Kenner want." Reynaud said at Thursday's council meeting that he decided to pursue the charter change after running against the "political machine" when he defeated Mary-Sharon Howland, a former administrator for Mayor Mike Yenni, in April. He said Yenni's appointees campaigned for Howland, giving her an early advantage. Reynaud said he wanted to put the issue on the Nov. 6 ballot, which is also the presidential election, to get higher voter turnout. "We're going to get a true feel about how the citizens of Kenner feel about it," he said.