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; City of Reading; Ward 2

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 Anthony J. "Tony" Gertz: I have served as Mayor for the City of Reading for 12 years, Councilman-at-Large, and am currently Councilman of the 2nd Ward. I have also served as the city Treasurer and Service Director. I am also serving as Chairman of the Finance Committee. 2. What services do you believe should be considered basic and essential for the City? Answer from Anthony J. "Tony" Gertz: Police, Fire, Garbage Collection, Street Maintenance and Repair. 3. How would you balance the City Budget? Answer from Anthony J. "Tony" Gertz: Our record speaks for itself. We have already completed this act mainly by the reduction of staff through attrition. 4. Citizen engagement is important to the health of local government. In what ways do you support citizen engagement? Answer from Anthony J. "Tony" Gertz: Once a month I have a 2nd Ward Advisory Committee meeting. Any resident has the opportunity to speak directly with me on the fourth Tuesday of every month. 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.