OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE GOVERNMENT

I will draw on my work with the best and the brightest from academia and the private sector to design and implement an annual Digital Innovation Fellowship.

Funding for the program will come from outside sources such as nonprofit partners. Fellows will work each year to make Campbell the most innovative City in America, and projects can focus on improving the accessibility of our local government. 

I will direct City staff to develop a proposal for community budgeting. Successfully implemented in nearby San Jose as well as in cities across the nation, community budgeting allows local residents to guide the budgeting process for their own neighborhood or region. 

Since neighbors have expertise about the best way to distribute funds, by allowing a portion of city funds to be spent in the way most needed by that neighborhood improves the efficiency of the city budgeting process. 

 I will organize quality volunteer childcare for all City Council meetings and large public events, so parents don’t have to choose between caring for their child and having a voice in our community’s public affairs. 

I will work with leading, trusted organizations to conduct an audit of City spending at no cost to the City. 

The report will be publicly released to ensure full government transparency. The audit will go one step further than typical assessments of current spending, as it will also be used to identify cost-saving opportunities without cutting City services.

 I will draw upon my private sector experience to help design and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) and project benchmarks to measure success and ensure projects come in on time and within budget. The City will then be able to release performance to ensure accountability. 

 In a post-pandemic world, I will ensure the City has access to secure and accessible digital systems to allow for City business and public accountability, as well as avenues for community engagement. 

It is critical that the public is able to comment and actively participate in Council meetings, regardless of whether they are held in-person or online.