League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Pat Fischer 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)

I create consensus and lead with innovation and new ideas. As president of the PRCC, we prevented crime with our computerized data mining sustem which cut police runs upto 70%. We also forced CPS to build the first neighborhood Montessori school. I am leading an effort to open a minority-controlled bank in Cincinnati.

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

1. Add resources to the CPD so they can hire and train more officers in a program which, like we did in Pleasant Ridge, cut violent crime by 50% in East Orange, NJ.
2. Create a committee to incorporate and begin operations of a local, minority-controlled bank to invest in and create more jobs in Cincinnati.
3. Form a task force to monitor and 'push' CPS with all reasonable political and financial pressure to upgrade the quality of every school, just as we did in Pleasant Ridge.

3. State three actions that you recommend to promote regional cooperation, and explain how you would implement each action? (150 word limit)

1. A master/strategic regional plan for SW Ohio. I would call for/convene a conference of the county commissioners, Cincinnati City Council membrs, and 1 representative from each village/municipality to agree upon regional priorities for the next 10-20 years.
2. Municipal unified services agreements. I would propose a policy that the City Manager begin negotiations with all adjacent villages and cities to cooperate in lowering the costs for all services which Cincinnati and the adjoining town/village use. While others only look at the City-County issues, costs can be lowered and services made more efficient through bilateral arrangements with nearby cities and villages.
3. Hold a strategic planning session for Cincinnati City Council. The Council must come to an agreement on longterm/10 year goals if the City wants to rebound and grow. If the 'infighting' continues, all citizens lose and the City's problems will grow.

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