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Henry Mooneyhan

1. In recent years, the mayor and City Council have used a mix of revenueincreases and cuts in expenses to balance the city budget. Do youagree? Ifnot, what would you do differently?

I disagree. If government has toincrease revenue and cut spending at the sametime, they have a seriousspending problem. A balanced budget is as important ingovernment as it isin business or personal finance. It is more important thatgovernment spendmoney only on the things that fall within the scope andresponsibility ofgovernment. A government can have a balanced budget and stillhave massiveamounts of waste and redundancy in the budget. When it comes tothe budget,the job of the elected officials should be to audit the budget,determinethings necessary and unnecessary, and ensure that expenditures donotexceed revenues.

2. Do you support the Jacksonville Journey? Explain your answer.

I supportthe concept of the Jacksonville Journey. The solution to the root causecannot be solved by government. The solution begins in the home. So manyofthese kids come from homes with no structure of a family. Focus onstrongerfamily values, respect for others, and respect for one's self areneededbefore the government can have any affect. The religious community canhavea more lasting effect than the government, but change will come whenthereis change from within the individuals.

3. What endorsements have you received?None. I entered the race late, andmany of the larger organizations held candidateinterviews and made theirselections before the qualifying process ended.

4. How much civic activity do you perform outside work?I have always beenactive in my local community. I am a founding member of theArgyle AreaCivic Council and two term president of that organization, and Ihaveworked with other civic groups and Non profits such as Learn To Read, TheUnited Way, and DLC Nurse and Learn with in the community.

5. How do you intend to comply with Floridas public records andgovernment in the sunshine laws? If you saw an elected official breakingthe sunshine law, what would you do?I think government is responsible to the people andthe best way to be

responsible is to do everything in the open, where thepeople who gave you theprivilege to serve can see what you are doing for them. As far as my actionstowards an official breaking the sunshine law, I would approach them to makesure they understand their actions were wrongand encourage them to cease anddesist. I would make sure they wereunderstanding of their role as an electedofficial and if they refused tocomply I would take what ever action necessary toget the situationcorrected.

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6 . What can you do to help support the clean-up of the St. Johns River?This is a very important issue. We have come a long way in this effort butthere is much more that can be done. I would continue to support educatingthe community of the issues concerning the river, and encourage our citizens to get involved. It is everyone's river.

7. How can you become engaged in the citys high murder, infant mortalityand suicide rates?Community involvement through effective NeighborhoodWatch types of programs certainly help. But I think the issue goes deeper.I think we have come through a whole generation of people who havechangedtheir focus on the value of human life. We need to bring back certainFaithBased values to our daily lives. I think the religious community is wherethegreatest change in this will occur.

8. Has consolidation been a good or bad deal for Jacksonville? Pleaseexplain your answer.I think it has been good. Consolidation has allowed thegreater Jacksonville areato become one of the largest metropolitan citiesin the state of Florida. Thisexpansion has attracted several businessesand new citizens to the localcommunity, however we have greater potentialin this area. Consolidation alsopositions the city for a larger tax basewhich produces more revenue for the city tofunction and offer a betterquality of life for our citizens.

For council candidates:What is the role of a council member? As mini-mayor? Or as legislator?Definitely as a legislator. We only need one mayor. City council membersshouldprovide good sound legislation that improves the quality of life forthe city,enhances growth in our local industries, but most importantly,listens to the will of the people. We need members who are going to thecouncil to represent thepeople, not govern them.