Candidate, Magistrate District 3, Warren County Fiscal Court
WCC Community Conversation with Rick Williams
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| Office | Magistrate, District 3 |
| Party | Republican |
| Candidate | Rick Williams |
| Background | Recently retired as general manager of Bowling Green’s Forever Communications Radio Group |
| Support evening meetings and publishing minutes on Fiscal Court website? |
YES, I have no problem with evening meetings open to the public |
| Willing to actively communicate to constituents with regular reports? |
YES, I am a big proponent of open and regular communication |
| Acknowledges that elected officials work for constituents. The Fiscal Court should receive and act on opinions of citizens regarding taxes, infrastructure, growth limits & recycling. |
YES, I believe it’s very important to hear and consider ans much information about an issue as possible |
| The Fiscal Court should review and update the county Ethics Code annually. The Court should incorporate instructions about how to make an ethics complaint, ethics meeting information, ethics contact information on the Fiscal Court website. The county should appoint an ombudsman to evaluate conflicts of interest and evaluate complaints. |
YES, Constituents must be assured that elected and appointed government employees are open and honest |
| Roads, schools, water, gas, internet, communications – and NOT libraries, parks, sidewalks or recreation – should be prioritized for one-time funding allocations, like ARPA. |
YES |
| Before new developments are approved, the following infrastructure should be in place: roads, water, sewer, electricity, gas and schools. Controls and penalties should be incorporated into the county’s growth plan. |
YES, I believe in planning for growth not reacting to it |
| Cut real property tax rate 1.25% annually for 4 years with a goal of a 10 percent decrease in the real property tax rate over 8 years? |
YES & NO, I can’t fully commit to such a plan until I can review current expenditures. I will look for opportunities to cut both expenses and taxes |
| In coordination with the Warren County Sheriff’s office, allocate resources for citizen crime prevention programs? |
YES |
| The Fiscal Court should develop a contingency plan for an influx of immigrants in Warren County. |
YES, Planning and preparation are key elements in avoiding problems |
| Take action to promote limited government by identifying and eliminating redundancies to reduce waste. |
YES |
| Supports voluntary term limits of no more than two terms for any Warren County elected official? |
YES & NO, I believe that public service should be a calling – not a profession. Certain elected professions (those that are administrative in nature) can benefit from continuity. Those that are “Representative” in nature (like magistrate) should turn over regularly. So, for some offices yes and others should be left up to the voters based upon positive performance. I will commit to no more than two terms. |
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