League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 3, 2009 Election
	Katherine Marie "Kate" Kinney Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Cheviot; Ward 1

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 moved to Cheviot in 2005 because the friendly neighborhood was ideal for raising a family. For 14 years, I've been doing service work in various forms including working with children, the homeless, and an impoverished neighborhood in Price Hill. I believe that I can bring accountability, accessibility, and availability...

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

In order to ensure accountablity, I would resolve that all committee and council meeting minutes include each councilperson's opinion about the legislation being discussed, both before and after any compromises are made.

In order to ensure that council is both accessible and available, I would not only post all council meeting minutes online and at city buildings, but would require neighborhood meetings with residents at least 4 times a year and post council meeting videos online.

3. What two actions would you promote to enhance city revenue or decrease city expenditures in order to balance the city budget, given the current economic conditions? (100 word limit)

Concerns about enhancing the city's revenue only make sense in this economy, but we can address these through a few improvements centered around increasing business income and resident retention.

First, the city needs to do a better job of marketing itself as a good place to live and work. This may mean a marketing campaign as well as making it more convenient to shop here.

Secondly, I believe that we need to do more to make it easier to buy property in the city, especially for new homeowners through making it easier to buy quality property here.

4. What steps should the local government take to ensure that the quality of rental property meets minimum legal standards? (100 word limit)

Cheviot has a vested interest in insuring that all multi-family dwellings here are of high quality, so we should be proactive in addressing any concerns about these structures.

First, I believe that my proposals for improving accessibility and availability will help address this concern.

Second, we should have a councilperson assigned to receive tips about problem properties and landlords.

Third, whenever a multi-family dwelling is up for sale, the city has a vested interest in touring the property to ensure that any concerns about the property's quality are addressed before any new tenants may move in.

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