League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Roxanne Qualls 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 bring the unique experience and perspective to public service based on serving as a 3 term Mayor, a teacher of public policy at NKU and a student of public policy at Harvard U and the director of community based organizations prior to serving in office.

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

Very carefully! The 2012 projected deficit is $33 million. Council can either balance the budget by further reducing services or by raising revenues or a combination of both. I support a combination that balances our priorities and produces a budget that is lean, but not mean. The values of equity, compassion, responsibility and shared sacrifice will guide my decisions. We should pursue shared services, improvements to service efficiency, and technology investments to improve productivity where we can.

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

Basic and essential services are those that insure that all Cincinnati families can live in neighborhoods that are safe and clean, can access basic services that insure a minimum quality of life, and reinforce the competitive advantage of our urban neighborhoods.

This means balancing investments in residential and job development, investing in health, recreation and parks, and in safety and sanitation.

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

As a leader in the passage of the first Title X, Cincinnati's local clean air ordinance, I have always fought for improved air quality and protection of the environment. I support the enforcement of these standards, investment in energy efficiency to reduce GHG emissions, and if the Office of Environmental Quality is dissolved by the current majority, I will work to insure that OEQ is reestablished and strengthened.

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