League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 5, 2013 Election
	Albert Lewis "Al" Delgado Answers Questions Candidate for Member Council at Large; City of Wyoming

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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office?

I have had 30 years of Wyoming city volunteer work on committees and commissions. Within those 30 years I have chaired Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Community Improvement Corporation,and The Promenade Committee. During that time, I have been a member on the following: Urban Forestry Board, Historical Preservation Commission, Economic Development Commission, Recreation Commission, Master Plan, and Promote Wyoming.

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

I believe that the basic and essential services are there to maintain a quality of life for the citizens of Wyoming. Wyoming is known for the Safety services( Fire, EMS and Police) and the Public Works Department(streets, parks, water, green space and of course snow removal). These services are fantastic and they need to be preserved for the future.

3. How would you balance the City Budget?

Every year there is a budget planning process that includes looking at the possible expenses and the funding available for the upcoming year. The planning process includes how can we maintain the level of city services and can we do the services better and with more efficiency. Can we meet the needs of the community is an important question to answer in the budgeting process. Today we have a balanced budget and it is important to maintain a prudent process for a future balanced budget.

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

I believe that we are fortunate in Wyoming to have a history of citizen engagement. The last Historical Preservation Commission opening, the city had numerous candidates that were highly qualified for the opening and eager to be apart of the citizen engagement. We have an opportunity in 2014/2015 to enhance the citizen engagement opportunities with the development of the Master Plan for Wyoming. The Master Plan is a comprehensive long-range plan intended to guide the growth and development of the community. A wonderful opportunity for citizen engagement. For a year or longer there will direct citizen engagement through committees, meetings, surveys, information meetings, open forums and the Wyoming Blog. The Master Plan will place the citizen at the center of decision making, a powerful way for the people of Wyoming to take action on planning for the future.

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