League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 5, 2013 Election
	Wendell Young 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 dedicated my life to public service in Cincinnati. My varied professional and personal experience in the city has given me a deep understanding of our neighborhoods, what they face, and how to make them stronger. I have the dedication, knowledge, and vision to effectively serve our city.

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

I believe we must find ways to enhance revenue while also looking for more efficient ways to run government. We cannot simply make blanket cuts to the services that our citizens depend on and use on a day-to-day basis. Instead, we must temper such cuts by seeking ways to generate the revenue needed to provide good governance and good services for Cincinnatians. I do believe, however, that all options must be on the table while discussing this difficult and essential issue. We should work to increase our commitment to shared service plans and expand effective public-private partnerships.

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

We need to more actively and effectively bring government to the citizenry, rather than expecting people to come to us. As Chair of the Public Safety Committee, and previously Rules and Government Operations, I have regularly taken my meetings out into the community to address neighborhood-specific issues and to make it easier for citizens to attend, hear from their government, and--most importantly--be heard by their government. A citizen engagement policy must include a wide variety of platforms to ensure that every citizen has an opportunity to be heard despite age, socioeconomic, or physical status.

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