In all my posts I have tried to explain to you, the voter, how politics in the City of Toronto has been and is a quasi corrupt organization. From the Police Department to the Mayors' Office your money (taxes) is wasted by politicians who owe favors to their political backers, by deliberate theft (kick-backs), by deliberately inflated budgets and by politicians who simply have no idea what they are doing. I am not the first to say "the City is corrupt"; but I bet I'm the first person who can prove it in a court of law.
If elected I will:
1. have a complete forensic audit done showing "value for dollar" across the board on all city expenditures.
2. hire a new city auditor, completely independent of political influence to assure an honest accounting.
3. freeze all new/replacement hiring city wide
4. immediately cut 10% from the Toronto Police budget and 5% from all other city departments
5. refuse to pay contract cost over runs and penalize contractors for work not finished as contracted.
6. stop all outside consulting firm hiring as the city has excellent staff to serve our needs.
7. stop all media (T.V., radio, newspaper) advertising by the city and rely on the Web
8. have city lawyers draw up a standard city contract for all designated work supplied by out side firms.
9. stop all expense accounts across the board (transportation expenses will be allowed). This will include removing office expenses for City Councillors.
No money will be spent on TTC expansion until I am assured and shown that the existing system has been fiscally trimmed to its top operating efficiency.
The Police Department needs a new Chief of Police (after the G8 and G20 disaster). The new chief should be outside of the rank and file and preferably a business manager with a proven record of excellence (To be elected in the future. Not appointed by City Council). Internally the force should be evaluated as to their operational and investigative methods regarding "gun" crimes in the city.
If all the above changes prove successful the Toronto taxpayer should enjoy a reduction in property tax and the removal of frivolous additional taxes imposed by the last City Council and an increase in the efficiency of all civic operations. If we take some of the existing tax burden off the taxpayer and increase civic services, I will have done my part.
Respectfully,
BC Goodhead
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