League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Jason P Riveiro 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)

Three key qualifications:

1) Run a growing small business 2) Governmental Experience (SORTA, CHRC, Advisory to Cincinnati Police) 3) Proven record of contributions to Cincinnati addressing safety, hunger, economic development, inclusion and education

More information on my qualifications can be found here: http://riveiro4council.com/about/

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

Reducing supervisor/employee ratio Implementing cross-agency efficiency methods around Human Resources, Law, Finance and Technology services. Increase blight related enforcement of bank owned foreclosed properties Encourage job creation by reducing the earning tax by 50% for any new well paying job created over the next 3-5 years.

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

Police & Fire Trash Water & Sewer Parks & Recreation Office of Environmental Quality Health

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

I received the Sierra Club endorsement and have been an advocate of environmental justice for numerous years. Our city has a strong record over the past couple of years of increasing its recycling program and green building initiatives; however, our highest priority lies in reducing emission and we must work with our our corporate and non-profit partners to make this our next area of reduction.

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