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| Chart of Candidate Support for R.E.F.O.R.M. Agenda Principles Click a candidate's name to view votes and comments. |
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| Restore Credibility | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Set Term Limits for City Council |  |
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| 2. Enact Anti-Nepotism Laws | |
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| 3. Alter Police-Department Governance to Help Fight Crime |
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| 4. Establish Public Finance for Municipal Elections |
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| Engage and Enable Neighborhoods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Establish a 311 System to Take Citizen Complaints |
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| 2. Eliminate the Business Privilege Tax and Reduce the Wage Tax |
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| 3. Publish Neighborhood-Based Government Performance Data |
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| 4. Encourage Homeowners to be Energy Efficient |
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| Fight for Fiscal Responsibility | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Prepare the Budget to Show Costs by Program |
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| 2. Fix PGW to Make the Utility Work | |
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| 3. End the 10-Year Property Tax Abatement |
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| 4. Establish A Rainy-Day Fund for the City Budget |
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| Open Government to the People | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Competitively Bid All City Contracts | |
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| 2. Update Open-Records Laws | |
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| 3. Publish Government Documents in a Timely Manner |
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| 4. Publish Manuals for Citizens and Employers |
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| Respect Citizen Input | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Draw Council District Boundaries Without Gerrymandering |
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| 2. Hold Council Hearings After Working Hours and in the Community |
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| 3. Require the Zoning Board to Issue Statements with its Rulings |
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| 4. Publish Vacancies for Agencies, Boards, and Commissions |
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| Modernize City Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Enact Revised and Modern Zoning and Building Codes |
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| 2. Extend and Modernize Transit Services | |
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| 3. Complete a New Comprehensive Plan for City Development |
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| 4. Allow Citizens to Complete Interactions with the City via Internet |
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