Review the city budget before reducing services, seek grants for shortfalls, and reduce wasteful spending in city operations
Prioritize core operations, review city budgets and service delivery, and expand the commercial business base through economic development.
Seek efficiencies before tax increases, align the budget with resident needs, and review budgets line by line.
Prepare for property-tax revenue changes, review department budgets for spending reductions, and evaluate city programs for need and cost.
Adjust tax and budget plans to market cycles, cut costs with new technology, and prioritize essential services.
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City spending transparency
Hold listening sessions and town halls, seek input before major budget decisions, and use technology to gather resident feedback
Keep city government accessible, accountable, and transparent. Clearly communicate city operations and engage residents on priorities and tradeoffs.
Enable residents to track city spending through real-time dashboards and provide procurement transparency from start to finish.
Listen to residents outside City Hall and build relationships with education, faith-based, senior, youth, sports, and business groups.
Open city-funded data to records requests and set transparency rules for city vendors handling license plate data.
Infrastructure maintenance
Improve infrastructure, support parks, and protect property values and quality of life
Prioritize and maintain roads, drainage, parks, and city facilities.
Pursue data-driven solutions for traffic and road conditions.
Protect city infrastructure during budget reviews and prioritize public works, streets, and facilities as essential city services.
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Workforce housing
Encourage workforce housing near jobs and transportation, seek grants for housing solutions, and support homes for teachers, health-care workers, first responders, and young professionals
Increase workforce and locally appropriate housing through county and regional cooperation. Preserve community character while increasing housing availability.
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Pursue housing near workers' jobs, build workforce-housing partnerships with employers, and expand housing beyond first responders and teachers.
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Flood resilience
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Incorporate flood preparedness and climate resilience into city planning.
