League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 5, 2013 Election
	Sheila J. Cottle Answers Questions Candidate for Member Council at Large; City of Forest Park

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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office?

Owner/33 years-Healthcare Consulting/Case Management Co/Disability Specialist/Certified Life Care Planner 42 year resident-Forest Park, Business Owner, Board Member and Member of Forest Park Chamber of Commerce, Family oriented-married 42 years/Barry, 2 sons, B.J. and Steven. 42 year career as a Licensed Registered Nurse as Nurse Manager/Team Member-State Agency/working with Employers. 15 years Volunteerism-Winton Woods Schools PTA/Roomparent. Served as Board Member-President, local/state Rehabilitation Professional Organizations, Past President/Ohio Chapter International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Served as Board Member Local Chapter/Case Management Society of America.

2. What services do you believe should be considered basic and essential for the City?

There are three areas of importance to me that have motivated me to run for Forest Park City Council. All have to do with keeping and improving our "Quality of Life" here in Forest Park. 1.) Protecting Our Community Property Values, 2.) Maintaining a Safe Family Oriented Community, 3.) Expanding our partnership among Forest Park City Government, Forest Park Businesses and Winton Woods School District in order to guarantee successful outcomes for all of our children in our Community.

3. How would you balance the City Budget?

It is important to have a 10 year, 5 year, and annual Budget plan. As a City of Forest Park Council Member for the past 7 years, I have served on the Ways & Means Committee as well as other Committees to ensure a balanced City budget. As we are well aware of the current recession, the City of Forest Park Council has worked to maintain an effect budget to provide the services our residents have been accustom to in our great city. It is important to now determine what services are important to our residents, since the City of Forest Park has been impacted by business closures, home foreclosures and unemployed residents.

4. Citizen engagement is important to the health of local government. In what ways do you support citizen engagement?

I am a member of several of the City of Forest Park organizations such as Block Watch, Citizens on Patrol and have the opportunity to listen to the Citizens input and concerns. I am available to the citizens of our great City when I am in the community shopping, walking or eating at our establishments. I am dedicated to the City of Forest Park where I have lived and worked for over 40 years.

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