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Willmar City Council Member Ward 3

As local legislators who sometimes have executive power, council members can propose ordinances, set administrative policy, and authorize the budget proposed by the mayor. They oversee all city activities, including city services, programs, licensing, and public safety. Mayoral appointments to city government typically require council approval. Learn more here: https://www.lwv.org/blog/voting-local-matters-why-vote-city-councilUse the MN Secretary of State’s Candidate Filing page (https://candidates.sos.mn.gov/) to find specific candidate contact information.

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    Ian Bergh
    (NP)

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    Rick Fagerlie
    (NP)

Biographical Information

Why are you the best candidate for this position? (750 characters)

If elected, what will your top three priorities be and why? (500 characters)

How do you plan to engage with and represent all members of our diverse community?(500 characters)

What steps will you take to ensure transparency and accountability in city government? (500 characters)

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My opponent has been on council for as long as I have been alive. It’s time for some new ideas But seriously, I am the best candidate. I’m an educator – so I have compassion, I can see cause and effect clearly. I can easily see other view points without discounting them; I used to think this was bad because I could be “easily swayed” by new information, but guess what…I take in new information! I use that info to think critically about concepts that most people don’t question because, “that’s just the way we do it” Example; who would be crazy enough to start a full blown recycling center on a high school campus, because he sees a useful potential of what the school’s waste could be. This is the mindset we need. Vote Bergh Ward 3
Housing;Follow this real quick -- $850 one bedroom apt.; median income = $33K. with this market, people are spending 63.5% of their available income on a one bedroom apartment! Accountability; Our leaders have been too easy on determining where our money goes. Everyone is concerend about increasing taxes. I am concerned about what you and I get out of our tax dollars. Civil Liberties; We all saw too much violence this year. From multiple sources. I’ll ensure that everyone feels safe in willmar
Town halls, Ward meetings, Block Parties... events that bring people together and get people talking. I will make myself accessible to everyone through the usual channels (email, phone etc.) but the more people are willing to speak their minds the more able I will be to represent their ideals as well. As an educator at the high school, I have met people who are members of every culture in Willmar and Everyone deserves to have their voices heard, I will work to reach all peoples in Willmar.
Government is supposed to serve the people. And Information is power. The more information the people have about how the government works the better. So I would call for; -Public facing budgets and expenditures where line items can be easily found by the public - Plain-language budget summaries mailed to every household each year. Public data is accessible but not always understood, this will ensure that residents know HOW their taxes benefit them - Public statements for public interest events
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