League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Gordon Siebert Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Morgan Hill

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Questions & Answers

1. What experience related to city government would you bring to the city council?

I have managed a city, city departments and several businesses in my 35 year career. My experience includes serving as Morgan Hill's Director of Public Works (1989-1995) and Finance Director (1990-1991), City Manager in Palos Verdes Estates (1985-1989), Vice-Chair of the Measure A/B (County Transportation) Citizen's Watchdog Committee, owner of a book publishing company and partner in several successful engineering consulting firms serving numerous California clients.

2. What concerns are of particular importance to the city and how would you address them?

Voters with whom I've spoken are concerned about the City's availability of funds to maintain vital public services, especially police and fire, improving the Downtown and maintaining residential growth control. I would use my experience in developing and managing city budgets and operations to assure that the General Fund is receiving all revenue due it and to propose budget reductions as necessary; to encourage Downtown growth through City policies and targeted RDA investments, and continuous scrutiny of growth control policies set by City Council.

3. How would you balance the needs of the city as a whole with groups' interests?

Effective problem-solving begins with trying to define the problem by listening to various people with different interests, seeking information from experts and other informed sources, and discussing alternatives with Council colleagues, city staff and with community members, including those affected as well as unaffected by the alternatives. My educational disciplines (civil engineering and public policy) gave me a solid base, my experiences in government and business have taught me how to bring people together to solve problems and implement improvements.

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