Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce: Woodbury City Council Candidate Forum 9-26-2024

Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce: Woodbury City Council Candidate Forum

1. Opening Remarks, Laurie Staiger 9:12
2. Candidate Introductions, Moderator Gina Kazmerski 10:52
3. Opening Statements
Murid Amini 11:18
Tim Brewington 12:30
Dave Hoelzel 14:16
Donna Stafford 15:44
Kim Wilson 17:05
4. Questions
Question 1: What do you think is/will be the most difficult part of being a city council member and how will you handle it? 18:43, 19:40, 21:19, 22:26, 23:24
Question 2: What steps have you taken to prepare for a role on the city council and why do those steps make you the best candidate for the role? Please be specific. 24:33, 26:06, 27:13, 27:44, 28:39
Question 3: What do you think are the issues that the City faces in attracting and retaining businesses in Woodbury and how would you address those issues? 29:53, 31:42, 32:55, 34:31, 35:31
Question 4: Describe your perspective on the workload of a City Councilperson and your ability to meet those demands. 37:08, 37:21, 38:24, 39:33, 40:44, 41:49
Question 5: What do you believe are the top 3 issues that residents want their local government to address and why? Why are you best suited to address those needs? 43:01, 43:23, 45:06, 46:18, 48:12, 50:09
Question 6: The office of City Council member is non-partisan, and no party affiliation is indicated on the ballot. With growing partisanship at all levels of government, should local candidates continue to be independent of political party-oriented politics? If so, how? 52:25, 54:16, 55:56, 56:42, 58:39
5. Closing Statements
Murid Amini 1:00:17
Tim Brewington 1:01:56
Dave Hoelzel 1:04:44
Donna Stafford 1:06:39
Kim Wilson 1:07:59
14. Closing Remarks, Moderator Moderator Gina Kazmerski 1:09:49