League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Walter W. Cordes, II Answers Questions Candidate for Member Council; City of Wyoming

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 have 28 years of municipal experience (Ranger, Police Officer, Police Sergeant, Police Lieutenant and 19 years as Village Administrator. I actively interact with governmental operations, including; budgeting, operations, historic preservation, police, economic development, planning, master plan goals, parks, recreation, enterprise, water, sewage, and all other aspects of local government.

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

I will apply an efficient management to budget and operational processes to improve services while reducing expenses; reducing income taxes when possible. I will work to improve communications by airing meetings on cable, almost immediately posting minutes on the web, enhancing our Wyoming web content and making it interactive. Services will be expanded, such as an environmentally friendly curbside stick chipper program and possibly improving the weekly garbage can mess on our streets. Your opinions are much more valuable than mine and I will support and build ways for you to get information to a receptive and open Council.

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

Regional cooperation is essential to strengthening and uniting fragmented older suburbs, such as Wyoming and its neighbors. We need to embrace our interdependence through intergovernmental cooperation and become stronger along with our neighbors. Three areas, to name but a few, come to mind;

(Services) Certain services can be shared with communities, thus increasing effectiveness, lessening equipment needs and reducing overall costs. The sharing of services, while retaining autonomy, must be explored by joint meetings with managements and Councils.

(Economic Development) We have economic development issues that require continued regional cooperation between adjacent community officials, residents, commissions and business leaders. Councils and Committees from neighboring communities should meet in joint public sessions and include civic/business leaders.

(Purchasing) While the state has programs, local neighboring communities will benefit from purchasing jointly and our management teams should share upcoming local purchases; savings are realized with a joint purchase in larger quantities. Example; Salt.

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