League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
	Hamilton County, OH November 5, 2013 Election
	Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues Member Council at Large; City of Madeira

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.     See below for questions on Qualifications, Basic Services, Budget, Citizen Engagement Click on a name for candidate information.   See also more information about this contest. 1. What are your qualifications for office? Answer from Tim Dicke: I have served as City Council Member for the past 8 years, 2 years as Vice Mayor. I have served on the Madeira Indian Hill Fire Board, Economic Development Committee, Chairman of the Public Works Committee and on the Budget and Finance Committee. Instrumental in cutting taxes and cut spending by $600,000. The experience in working on these are invaluable and important when considering a candidate. 2. What services do you believe should be considered basic and essential for the City? Answer from Tim Dicke: Safety is my number one priority - Police and Fire Departments are essential and one of the most important things we provide to our community. Public works, maintaining and improving streets and adding sidewalks through the Safe Walk To School Grant to make Madeira more Assessible and more "walkable" to Downtown/Central Business District. Parks and Recreation are extremely important to a more liveable and enjoyable community - I have been instrumental both on Council and running Madeira Youth Soccer (past 10+ years) to make sure our Parks are a great asset to Madeira. 3. How would you balance the City Budget? Answer from Tim Dicke: I have been on the Budget and Finance Committee and voted the last 3 times to CUT Taxes and have reduced the Budget by over 10 percent while increasings revenues. My Goal is not to increase taxes while maintaining essential services and keeping a balance budget. 4. Citizen engagement is important to the health of local government. In what ways do you support citizen engagement? Answer from Tim Dicke: While on council, we have had forums and open city council meetings where citizens have a chance to address counsel. It is important to engage, listen, and consider Madeira residents thoughts and encourage them to participate and understand the local issues within Madeira. Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. Word limits may apply. See individual questions for specific word limits. Direct references to opponents are not permitted. Please edit your work before submitting. We are unable to provide spell-check at this time. The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.