League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Catherine Smith Mills 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've grown up in Cincinnati and plan to invest my future here. I have experience in the public & private sectors and hold a MPA in Public Policy. I will bring the common sense, fiscal values of managing a business in a down economy to the city council budgeting table.

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

We need to balance our budget through a combination of curbing our spending & growing our tax base. We cannot spend more than we have or support the growing need of city services unless we have the tax revenue to support it. I specifically will focus on job creation and retention efforts that will strengthen our tax base and increase revenue with my Mills Means Jobs plan. I will also work to improve efficiency and eliminate duplication of services to cut unnecessary spending.

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

The City of Cincinnati needs to focus on making sure it has the tools to best provide basic and essential services. These services include: public safety- police and fire, trash collection, sanitation and strategic vision for future growth.

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

Council's role to ensuring clean air should be to enforce policies that protect the quality of life for current & future Cincinnatians and to collaborate on public-private partnerships to provide services that the city cannot afford to do on its own. I think that the creation & expansion of the recycling program was a very positive project. I also will support bus rapid transit, more biking paths, and the planning of walkable communities to decrease air pollution.

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