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2020 Local Candidate Guide 2020 LOCAL CANDIDATE GUIDE Cascades Park - Aerial Tallahassee C/O North American Properties Table of Contents Leon County Commission District 4 2 At-Large, Group 1 8 City of Tallahassee Commission Seat 1 27 Seat 2 34 Leon County School Board District 4 43 Leon County Schools Superintendent 48 1 Dear Chamber Member, Local elections are an incredibly important part of our democracy. Local governments are the closest governments to the people and the impact they have on creating a thriving business environment is substantial. Our right to vote is sacred and we all have a duty to make a choice for the leaders we want to see represent us in local government. This year, we have a chance to select leaders who will be tasked with making major decisions about how our community moves forward. With so many pressing issues facing businesses today, it’s critical that we have elected officials who want to see our community grow and thrive. That’s why our Chamber has once again surveyed the candidates who are seeking office this year and compiled their positions for your review. In the pages that follow, you’ll find an opportunity to review the beliefs, positions, and priorities of candidates who are on the ballot in both the primary and general elections this year. We have included the races for the Leon County Commission, City of Tallahassee Commission, Leon County School Board, and Leon County Superintendent of Schools. Each candidate for these offices was invited to answer a series of questions which were based on the Chamber’s Guiding Principles and Position Statements. We are proud to present their answers to those questions as a means for helping you choose who to support with your vote. We hope that by consulting this guide you will be able to make more informed decisions when filling out your ballot this year. Regardless of which candidates you select, we hope you choose to cast your vote and encourage you friends, family, and colleagues to do the same. This year’s primary election will be held on August eighteenth followed by the general election on November third. With so many uncertainties associated with the pandemic we are all experiencing, it is important to develop your voting plan now. Getting to know where the candidates stand is a great place to start. Thanks for your support of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. We appreciate your engagement in our community and are glad to have you as a business minded voter. See you at the polls, Jay Revell Vice President Advocacy & Public Policy 2 Leon County Commission District 4 Brian Welch Bryan Desloge 3 Brian Welch [email protected] Q1 What is your name, what office are you seeking, and why have you decided to run for in 2020? Brian Welch, Candidate for Leon County Commission District 4. I want to give a voice to the residents of NE Tallahassee who desperately need an advocate on the Leon County Commission. I want to make sure that our NE families and neighborhoods have someone in local government that represents their interests and protects their quality of life. Q2 Small businesses are the backbone of our community’s economy, how would you as an elected official work to make owning and operating a business in Tallahassee easier for residents? I would work with the Chamber, the OEV and in our City and School Board to identify creative ways to incentivize business development, either through funding mechanisms such as partnerships with local bankers or less restrictive regulatory pathways. Q3 With so many local businesses struggling to recover from the COVID19 pandemic, what policy changes would you put forward to spur growth and improve business outcomes in the years ahead? I would invest, where possible, in a revitalization of the restaurant and hospitality industry. I would support further Blueprint expenditures targeted at that industry. Q4 What are your top three priorities as a candidate for public office? 1. Giving NE residents an advocate on the County Commission. 2. Ensuring that NE growth brings the necessary infrastructure with it and protects resident’s quality of life. 3. Support the creation of a CSC to address economic and educational segregation, poverty and crime across the County. Q5 In 2024, Tallahassee and Leon County will celebrate our community’s 200th anniversary. What is your vision for our community in 2024 and beyond? That Tallahassee be united as a community and that all corners of the County share a common sense of place, prosperity and purpose. Q6 How do you suggest our local governments can best work to combat the poverty and economic segregation present in our community? 4 I fully support the creation of a CSC and think it will serve to fill many gaps and provide better outcomes across the issues of poverty, education and crime. Local government needs to also commit to encouraging growth and investment in all parts of the community. We need to make strategic investments in the areas we know need help. Those investments should include housing, economic development, employment training, etc. Q7 What measures would you promote to increase opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses in our community? I would support further and increased funding to the office of the MWSBE as well as meaningful efforts to invest in and recruit these types of businesses to the community. Q8 Creating and maintaining a talent pipeline that addresses local workforce needs is key to supporting existing businesses. If elected, what role would you play in ensuring that remains a top priority? I think we need to invest in programming at Lively to encourage more trades and CTE training. Partnerships with our colleges and universities as a way to be conduits between the needs of the business community and the programs being offered. Q9 This November, voters will have an opportunity to decide whether or not to create a Childrens Services Council in Leon County. What is your position on the CSC? I fully support the creation of the CSC and have since I learned about it. 5 Bryan Desloge [email protected] Q1 What is your name, what office are you seeking, and why have you decided to run for in 2020? Bryan Desloge - County Commission District 4 - I’m running because I feel this is the best way I can continue to serve my community. - I have an extensive background in business, nonprofit and government .... serving in local government is my way of giving back to the community that I love Q2 Small businesses are the backbone of our community’s economy, how would you as an elected official work to make owning and operating a business in Tallahassee easier for residents? As a small business owner for many years and past chairman of the chamber, I know firsthand how much small business relies on local government for vision, fair taxes, and services. When I started as a Commissioner in 2006, the County had a proposed budget of $290 million. Fourteen years later we have a smaller budget ($280M) and approximately 100 less employees than we did when I started. By applying business practices to government I’ve helped make our government more efficient, streamlined services, and worked with permitting and code compliance to be more responsive and improve customer service. Until you sign the front of a paycheck it’s hard to understand the day to day struggles small businesses face. Having been there I can appreciate what the chamber has done and continues to do for our community. Q3 With so many local businesses struggling to recover from the COVID19 pandemic, what policy changes would you put forward to spur growth and improve business outcomes in the years ahead? Following the shutdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, I, as County Chairman, called the special meeting of the intergovernmental agency (Blueprint) that created the grant program to help our small businesses, economy, and residents. The small business grants fund we created was done with hyper responsiveness - we designed the program, approved the program, and awarded $1 million to small business in a two-week time period. I believe my business background helped me recognize the urgency of the moment and how important it was to support our businesses as they struggle to keep people employed and to support our residents so that they can continue keeping our local economy stimulated. We also did the same thing for our local non-profits and our model has been repeated around the state and country. Now with more than $50 million in CARES funding from the federal government we hope to take that experience and continue to help small businesses in our community keep their heads above water. But this pandemic has required a team effort, and I have been and will continue to work with all of the chambers, the faith-based community, law enforcement and the health care community to make sure we get through this safely and stronger than ever. Q4 What are your top three priorities as a candidate for public office? My top three goals as a candidate are as follows: (1) Continue to work collaboratively to see us through the COVID-19 pandemic. Sadly, I think there is still much to do and the future changes quickly. We have to remain agile and responsive and always endeavor to pull together as a community. (2) Diversify our economy. The Office of Economic Vitality (OEV) administers a funding source that will help drive our 6 private sector around the important innovations taking place at our universities. Similarly, we need to utilize the partnership we have with the State.
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