League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 5, 2013 Election
	David Mann Answers Questions Candidate for Member of Council; City of Cincinnati

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 have been privileged to serve previously for 20 years in elective office including 2 years in the U.S. Congress and 18 years on council. During three of those years, I served as Mayor of Cincinnati. I am a practicing attorney who graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.

2. How would you balance the City Budget? (100 word limit)

Do not spend money that the city does not have. Do not use one time resources to cobble together a budget. Do not sell or lease important city assets just to get by one more year. Do not lightly threaten layoffs. Concentrate on basic city services that provide a safe, vibrant and growing community that addresses the most fundamental needs of our citizens. Make sure that the budget details are as transparent as possible to increase public trust in the financial and budget information coming from city hall. Establish a better balance between downtown development and support for neighborhoods.

3. Plan Cincinnati calls for the city to adopt a citizen engagement policy. What would you include in such a policy? (100 word limit)

The more involved the citizens, the better the community. Citizens who have a credible means of formulating and communicating preferences are more supportive of their local government and live with a sense that their views do in fact matter. Civic engagement is a direct means to provide this sense that my neighborhood and my city can be influenced by me as problems are addressed and as initiatives are developed and implemented. Existing neighborhood organizations must be nurtured and supported through financial support and through treating them as true partners in a collaborative process aimed at making our city better.

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