Accountability:

• Tell the people in our community the truth about what is happening within county government and how the legislation will affect the community.
• Educate and inform the people about how their tax dollars are being spent.
• Develop a “Smart Growth” team made up of people from the county commission, school board, executive departments, i.e., roads and drainage, transportation, etc.  Government agencies need to speak with each other and not operate in a vacuum.

Accessibility:

• Create Neighborhood Planning Units (NPU) to ensure the community is informed, assess the communities’ needs, and develop an effective comprehensive plan for the future.
• Schedule monthly “question and answer” town hall meetings to keep the people informed.
• Establish a data base of Neighborhood Associations to ensure a quarterly-to-at-least-yearly visits to local meetings on location.

 

Advocacy:

• Children, families, and communities – act against anything that adversely affects our community.  We need to increase recreational facilities and social activities for our children.
• Taxpayers and Voters – hold the line on taxes and ensure the citizens get the most for their tax dollars.
• Environment – vote against the expansion of landfills in DeKalb County and hold waste management accountable by sounding the alarm when rules, regulations, policy and procedures are not followed as mandated by the state and federal government.

 

Achievement:

• Set a standard of accountability that involves fiduciary responsibility in the mission statement for the Board of Commissioners
• Be innovative and creative to develop programs that address issues and solve problems.
• Evaluate our policies and procedures to ensure they produce the positive results demanded by our taxpayers and voters.