League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Jeff Berding 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 am committed to working as hard as I can to bring about real change in Cincinnati. In just my first term I have delivered new results to longstanding problems like crime, economic empowerment/growth, and neighborhood development. We are now on the right track, but have much more to do.

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

Reduce crime: I will continue my strong commitment to our police department. This past term we passed a budget to hire 60 new officers and allocated millions more for a stronger police presence on the streets.

Economic Development/Empowerment: We must build on our assets so that we can invest in our City and our people. The GO Cincinnati initiative that I helped create will provide guidance in how we can improve the business climate and build a skilled workforce.

Neighborhood Quality of Life: I will continue my efforts to eliminate blight, invest in urban amenities, and deliver excellent core services.

3. State three actions that you recommend to promote regional cooperation, and explain how you would implement each action? (150 word limit)

The new leadership teams at the City and the County, with my strong involvement, have already made considerable progress working together this year on the jail, shared services, the Banks, transportation, financial literacy/foreclosure and soon financial stability. Another area that I am interested in pursuing joint efforts in is a "health" agenda, and I have already begun discussions with the Commissioners on infant mortality and restructuring of the City/County primary care system.

We must keep the lines of communication open, and continue to meet regularly on these items. In addition, I am working with the Commissioners on holding a series of City/County Town Hall Meetings to gain input from citizens on how we can work better together on many of these issues.

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