League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Kathy Atkinson Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Cincinnati

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office? (50 word limit)

I have an extensive history of community service through volunteerism as well as my professional activities facilitating networks of engaged residents, businesses, faith leaders and service organizations. Building on existing assets, I have led the implementation of strategic initiatives focused on improving quality of life throughout our community.

2. How would you balance the City Budget? (100 word limit)

Decrease expenses through: 1)consolidation of adminstrtive and management functions in all City departments holding frontline and direct service delivery positions as harmless as possible 2)look for savings through managed competition 3)seriously encourage sharing services and the cost of those services equitably throughout the county/region. Increase necessary revenue through: 1)collection of full allowable property tax millage 2)support reasonable fees for trash collection 3)modest increase of .1% City income tax.

3. What services do you believe should be considered basic and essential for the City? (100 word limit)

Basic and essential services are those services that ensure healthy and safe environments for all residents. I do not believe that basic services need to be delivered directly by the City in all instances but the City needs to maintain oversight and accountablity for the delivery of those services to its residents/taxpayers. Such services would include but are not limited to: maintenance of public spaces and right-of-ways, fire and safety services, water/utility/communication/transportation services.

4. What actions will you take to support clean air?

I would support the Office of Environmental Quality as the City's representative body to enforce clean air standards set for this region. This Office would work with federal and state regulatory bodies and local businesses and industries to ensure that clean air standards are met in an efficient, cost-effective manner. I support the creation of a state-of-the-art, fully integrated, multi-modal transportation system that would reduce our dependency on auto-oriented transportation, thus dramatically reducing our exhaust emissions.

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