North Mankato City Council

1. Why should voters elect you to serve the position you seek?

I am running for my 8th consecutive 4 year term. I think that I know and understand the City, The Council and the job.

2. What would say are the key issues facing the city/district/county/state you seek to represent and how would you impact them from this elected position?

Right now , we are in the Budget Process for the coming year. That is the most important thing we are considering now, Administration and Staff are working in conjuction with the Council, and we’ll come up with a proposed plan for the comong year.

3. In your view, what is the role of the body / office you seek in supporting business vitality and economic development?

As a Councilman, I am always looking to support incoming businesses, current businesses and future, planned development in our community.

4. The effective and efficient use of public dollars is a key component to serving in public office. What experience do you have dealing with complex budgets? When presented with a budget that will often be several hundred pages in length, what will be your process to determine if it is a good budget? What improvements would you recommend to improve the fiscal responsibility for the body/office you would represent if elected?

We, as Council members, have always worked in conjunction with Staff and Administration when dealing with fiscal matters. It is a cooperative effort, where we discuss the ideas at hand, and work to deal with them going forward.

5. Compromise and consensus are crucial part of bringing conflicting views / positions together to get decisions made in a democracy. How will you go about working with other elected officials of varied political backgrounds to build the consensus necessary to govern for the benefit of citizens?

Working together with the other officials is a natural and necessary part of the job. I always work for a consensus among my colleagues.

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