League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Jason Foley Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of North College Hill

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?

My qualifications for City Council of North College Hill on a professional level are the years of experience I will bring from an operations background. I have spent the past six years working in various jobs along my career path with US Bank. By taking advantage of opportunities to advance, I have experience in: auditing, balancing and managing cash levels, and most recently managing a department that oversees 21 facilities. Due to my career, I feel I can bring a level of financial responsibility the city has not seen in quite some time. With my background in auditing, I feel I bring a level of honesty and transparency as well that I feel the city is strongly lacking. Besides my professional background, I am very personally involved already in the City and have been for several years. Myself and my family have been involved for generations inside the city, never before in the political arena, but at a community service level that we carry on by choice. I have been active because I choose to be and my history shows that. I believe the city needs someone that will work hard and go above and beyond what is simply "required" as a council member.

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

A basic service of a city is, and always will be in my opinion, public safety. I can never stress that enough. I feel the direction the city has taken in spending money in other places while not focusing on public safety is a shortfall. The amount of projects currently going on in the city have taken the focus off of a major priority; keeping it's citizens safe. This spans not only across Police and Fire protection, but also with our Public Works department. There are some great people there that have been pulled off of maintaining the streets to work in other areas deemed more important by some in charge.

3. How would you balance the City Budget?

There is no doubt that our City faces great challenges in the future. The way to succeed is to plan now. Planning and prioritizing is something I take very seriously. I will work with all departments and think outside the box so to speak, to get our budget in line (without taking money from funds that have been specifically voted on for specific purposes by our community).

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

Although I don't know there is much NCH can do on this level and with our Carbon footprint - if every small community looked at ways it could be more "green", many small communities can make a BIG difference.

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