League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Charlie Winburn 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)

Progressive career reflecting comprehensive experience in public policy/service; 6 years Ohio Civil Rights Commission; 7 years previously on Council; 19 years various consulting, administrative/management positions in public and non-profit organizations. Goal directed innovative thinker with proven success initiating long/short term strategic planning and policy direction.

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

Economic Growth - As Chair of Job Creation Committee, I am aggressively working to bring/keep businesses in Cincinnati. I want to streamline residential/commercial construction/development processes. Both will lead to/increase personal/corporate earnings taxes.

Efficiency - I want the Auditor of State to conduct Performance Audits on departments where efficiencies/savings are most likely to be found.

Right-Size - Due to the loss in population, there are fewer citizens who need public services. I have proposed that the City Manager strategically monitor every staff vacancy with a view towards eliminating positions altogether that are contributing to a bloated government.

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

Government officials are public servants to the voters and stewards of their public assets. The Cincinnati City Council must properly use public policy in order to manage necessary public services such as roads and sanitation, insure public safety through police and fire, and create an atmosphere where the free market economy can flourish through private industry.

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

Where I have proper authority to do so, I will insure that every business or home owner in our city abides by all legally binding regulations that prohibit the dangerous pollution and contamination of the air that the public breathes and that employees are forced to breathe in the workplace. I support the City Manager's modified plan in promoting environmental quality standards.

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