Make City Hall Honest & Accountable

I believe keeping City Hall transparent is necessary to rebuilding trust in government. Building on this mission, I introduced a ‘Good Government’ rules change requiring the City Council to publicly post the City Manager’s contract 96 hours before it is voted on. In order to make the city website accessible to residents with disabilities, I developed a live-streaming video with closed captioning of Council meetings on the city website. I also introduced a non-emergency phone line (311) that connects residents to the services they need more efficiently. I apply the same rule of transparency to myself and encourage residents to call my cell phone if they have questions or concerns about items that are before the Council.

* Advocated for transparency in government by posting the Bridgestat program on the city website.

http://www2.cambridgema.gov/cityClerk/PolicyOrder.cfm?action=search&item_id=29583

* Developed a plan to include city services online and to identify the constituent issues.

http://www2.cambridgema.gov/cityClerk/policyOrder.cfm?item_id=32105

* Investigated voters being labeled inactive or registered under the wrong address by assessing the census forms appropriately.

http://www2.cambridgema.gov/cityClerk/policyOrder.cfm?item_id=30441