League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Greg P. Harris 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)

As the only Council candidate with a public policy background, I know how to identify and apply proven solutions that have transformed other cities. I've devoted my career to good government, including fixing broken government systems, leveraging neighborhood assets, maximizing educational and economic opportunity, and fostering regionalism and smart growth.

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

Reinventing Government: The consolidation of select city-county agencies and services would achieve deep savings and make government efficient and responsive to citizens.

Neighborhood Development: Cincinnati hasn't had a strategic plan since 1948. The time has come to empower Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods to prioritize and leverage their cultural, architectural and environmental assets as part of a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy for the city.

Workforce Development: A skilled workforce is the greatest correlate to economic growth for cities. I serve on the Governor's Workforce Policy Board, I have the know-how to connect Cincinnati's low-skilled workers to education and training programs that lead to good jobs.

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

I'm a strong believer in regionalism. Cities like Minneapolis, Columbus, and Indianapolis that collaborate with their county and surrounding communities tend to prosper far more than those that do not. We need to look no further than across the river to witness how regional collaboration between several municipalities and three counties have revitalized Northern Kentucky.

Hamilton County's entire population is equivalent to a medium-sized city, yet it houses 49 different political jurisdictions. (Cincinnati is just one of these 49.) This makes for a highly bureaucratic county. I would foster cooperation by bringing Cincinnati, its inner-ring suburbs, and the county together to examine duplication of government services and analyze the savings that would be achieved by consolidating targeted government services.

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