Welcome to the DuLaney For City Council website. I am in the second year of a four year term. I work for all of the Shakopee residents. My priorities and how I approach each priority are provided below:
- Reasonable and stable property tax
- Understanding, using, and making certain that all forms of revenue are appropriate and balanced.
- Ensuring the budget is structurally balanced and not using one time money for ongoing operations.
- Building the cities commercial and industrial property tax base to help in mitigating the cities property tax burden on households.
- Minimizing long term debt obligations.
- Ensuring residents receive good value for their tax dollars
- Understanding what services and service levels are prioritized by residents and ensuring that budget priorities are a match.
- Looking at shared and collaborative services with other governmental entities where we may be able to provide a high level of service at a lower city cost.
- Looking at private/public partnerships - are there areas where the city can work in partnership with private companies to offset city costs.
- Challenge departments to demonstrate to the city council the effectiveness and value of their expenditures. How is what they are doing and spending making a positive difference in the lives of our residents?
- Maintaining public safety and our public infrastructure
- Regular reporting of safety outcomes within the city. Is criminal activity within the city remaining level, diminishing, or decreasing?
- Are our public safety response times appropriate?
- Do residents “feel safe”?
- Being open, honest, and available for all Shakopee residents
What are some of my city council additional duties?
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