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Douglas County Commissioner District 2

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    Julie Anderson
    (NP)

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    Joel A. Novak
    (NP)

Biographical Information

If elected, what will your top three priorities be and why? (750 characters)

How would you balance safe and secure elections with voting access? (500 characters)

What do you see as the biggest challenges to mental health and social services in your county, and how would you address them? (500 characters)

What approach would you take to delivering county services while managing the cost of delivering those services? (500 characters)

What role, if any, do you think the county board plays in immigration enforcement? (500 characters)

How do you plan to interact with constituents to best understand the needs of the county? (500 characters)

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1. To ensure that no tax is levied unless it is needed to cover a service that is necessary or wanted; and then to only raise the necessary amount. 2. To spend responsibly. Spending only on what is needed or wanted, and to periodize what we spend on. 3. To review and reform our ordinances. Cut overbearing ordinances, and make necessary ordinances enforceable.
Make voting an in-person duty as much as allowed by State law. Ensure each precinct has at least one polling place.
We need to shift our focus to living more moral lives; and we need to help the injured People. We need more mental health workers, and we need to screen those we use to get citizens the best care. Our social workers need a great deal more training, supervision, and checks and balances. They do great work, but they have been misled by the State.
Services are the duty and responsibility of government. The government does not have to take care of every problem, nor to control a Person’s life. I will focus of providing needed and wanted services, not those wanted by a small group that are unnecessary. This will ensure that needed and wanted services are properly provided, and that costs are held down.
The County Board has little direct authority over immigration enforcement. However, working with all levels of government—including the Federal government—tends to be good for the Citizens. I would support working with the Federal government, and encourage the County Sheriff to work with the Federal government. I would support working with the State and County Attorney if they need an illegal alien to remain in the area as part of a case.
Communication, communication, communication. I want an email where constituents can reach me directly. I will listen to any constituent—and in fact any Citizen of the County. I will listen with an open mind, and consider what they have to say. I will also communicate to the County through the media. If you do not know what Citizens want, and they do not know what their Board is doing, our Republic is not working.
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