Joseph Chiarelli

Criminal Justice / Public Safety Winnebago County needs to have economic development and growth in order to help make our county a destination for people to live, for businesses to locate to, and for existing businesses to expand here. Public Safety and Infrastructure are key issues in those decisions and our county needs to address those issues in a collaborative manner. Government Reform One of the biggest issues in Winnebago County Government is the lack of respect and collaboration between the county board and the county administration. Rather than cast blame I am promising that if I am elected this will be one of the first issues that I will tackle. Without respect and collaboration we cannot solve the problems here in Winnebago County. Taxes / Budget The budget process for the subsequent fiscal year should start October 1stof every year. We should also have a series of longer term projections for the budget so that as a county we can plan and prepare. It is not fair to ask the county board to slap together a budget in a few short months and it is particularly difficult when the information necessary to make decisions is not available.