League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Kevin Flynn Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; 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)

- Character. Make decisions based on what is best for the city.
- Experience. Practicing real estate lawyer. Create mutually beneficial results.
- Determination. Don't give up.
- Transparency. Shine light on City Hall.
- Be there. I will stay on Council, and not run for another office.

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

Look at the entire Budget, not just parts of it. Stop spending money that we don't have. Make cuts and stick to them. We need to start now and not stop until we have fixed the problem. Implement the studies that have demonstrated where significant costs can be reduced, including sharing services, combining departments, explore group purchasing opportunities to reduce non-personnel spending, and implementing performance based techniques for improving service while cutting costs.

3. What services do you believe should be considered basic and essential for the City? (100 word limit)

Safety Infrastructure Health Stopping neighborhood blight

4. What actions will you take to support clean air?

Focus on working with our State and Federal Agencies to limit our pollution as well as pollution from surrounding areas. Emphasize benefits of varied public transportation models.

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