Below are the commitments I made during the 2018 campaign. I keep them listed here today as a reminder. A reminder of what I work towards everyday. A reminder of what I base my decisions on. A reminder that I work for you.
1. Instead hiring an assistant, I'll appoint a Community Liaison Agent: mandated to work with citizens to maximize their access to City of Winnipeg services, and eliminate the unknown red tape issues.
2. I will personally return your phone call or email and hold at least 2 Town Halls every year as your City Councillor.
3. I will protect our neighbourhoods character, streets and parks.
4. If you ever have trouble with City Hall, I will be there to help you.
5. I will create 3 Advisory Boards. Nobody knows a neighbourhood better than the people who live there. I will create an Advisory Board for Charleswood, one for Tuxedo and one for Westwood.
The pillars of my commitments are Accountability - Openness - Integrity & Leadership.
The foundation of democracy rests on your ability to have your voice heard. I will be a strong voice for you. I believe it’s the job of a Councillor to represent the will of the people.
Openness
I am committed to:
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ensuring you have the information you need well in advance of any decisions being made.
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conducting a Governance Review – City Hall hasn’t changed its ways in more than 20 years, it’s time.
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getting and giving straight answers.
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holding the government to a higher standard – a standard that you should expect and one that you deserve.
Integrity
I am committed to:
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speaking up for our area and ensuring your voice is heard
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standing up and doing the right thing - even if it’s not popular
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representing your interests with honesty, respect, and inclusion.
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ensuring you are consulted on projects that affect our community and our neighbourhoods
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informing you, so you know why decisions are being made the way they are.
Leadership
I am committed to help bring a more open and responsive civic government to our city and to our neighbourhoods - I will:
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establish regular community forums for open discussions of important issues
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establish grassroots community advisory groups made up of people from each area to advise on specific neighbourhood concerns
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work to ensure upgrading of some of our core neighbourhood facilities
Where I stand
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Portage and Main – Not right now.
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Transit – More efficient management through fact-based decision-making.
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Crime – Review current resource allocations. Improve the city-wide community policing program. Commit to doing what it takes to keep our streets safe. Support our police and emergency response personnel, always.
I plan to represent you with new ideas and a new vision for what good government could and should look like.
I plan to make our neighbourhoods better, our community better, and our government better.
The Government should work for you – not the other way around.
KLEIN will work for you.