League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Paul V. Kloecker Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Gilroy

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Questions & Answers

1. What experience relavent to setting governmental policy will you bring to the Council?

My engineering, financial and business management education and many years of experience in major costruction management provide a sound foundation for service as Councilman. I have previously served three terms (12 years) as Gilroy Councilman and actively participated in numerous city planning and financial issues. I represented the City of Gilroy in several regional organizations such as County Transportation Commission (Vice Chair), Association of Bay Area Governments (Vice President), South County Planning Committee, CalTrain to Gilroy Committee, South County Cities Association and Congestion Management Agency. I have the necessary ability, experience and diligent professional attitude to promote teamwork and meet the significant challenges facing the City of Gilroy.

2. What would your general policy be with respect to maintaining current levels of service during these difficult economic times?

My educational background is Financial Management. During my prior service as Councilman, I emphasized detailed knowledge of the City budget. I was acutely aware of the need for maintaining acceptable service levels while adhering to cost effective measures of providing that service. I would assiduosly search out means to bring technological change to City operations to improve effectiveness at lesser cost. I am able to search out and correct wasteful practices and excessive expenditures of City finances. I would constantly insure that the Best Practices are utilized in City operations.

3. What components of the Town's General Plan would you support or modify; e.g., pathways, easements for lot development, and open space preservation?

The City of Gilroy, like all municipalities, have experienced a severe slow down of business activity and currently has pent up construction of housing units. I support the current General Plan and was a member of the General Plan Up-Date Committee in prior years. which resulted in the Plan Update approximately 2002.

I would examine the policies and priocedures of City Planning to insure that adequate policies and developement procedures are in place to accommodateefficient developement progress when the economy returns to a more normal pace.

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