6 min to read Editor's Note:Â This is the third in a series of articles each week that will focus on every race for the Norman City Council elections. The Norman City Council Ward 3 race features two candidates who have never served on council and the incumbent. Those running for the Ward 3 City Council seat include Sam Talley, Kelly Lynn and incumbent Alison Petrone. The Transcript reached out to each candidate and asked them three questions. Their answers are as follows. Sam Talley 1. Why do you want to represent Ward 3 on the City Council? âIt is no secret to anyone in Norman that the City Council has become divisive and dysfunctional, and even though they have dug themselves into numerous revenue and policy holes, they just keep on digging. The votersâ rejection of the bond proposal was a vote of no confidence in our City Council, and the voters have lost trust in the current Council. We need a reestablishment of trust, an attitude adjustment and fresh leadership.