DeKalb County County Board District 12

Voting will take place Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Voters will be able to select two candidates in this race. The two candidates with the most votes will be elected.

This is a primary. The winner will be their party's nominee for the office.

Click a question below to display the candidates' answers to that question.

What are your top ideas for reducing the cost of running county government?

What is the greatest challenge facing the county today and how do you plan to address it?

What recent county board decision do you most disagree with and why?

Do you support conducting fewer county board meetings during the year?

Is the county board and its business accessible enough to taxpayers?

Do you support the ongoing effort to expand the county jail?

Jeffery Metzger

Republican | Sandwich

In the six years I have served on the county board, we have worked diligently with county administration to successfully implement a balanced budget, that has allowed DeKalb County to serve the needs of the citizens without burdening them with tax increases. I will work to continue this proactive approach to the county budget in order to avoid reducing county services in the future.

Jerald Osland | Profile not yet approved

Republican | Sandwich

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John Frieders

Republican | Sandwich

The county board must set realistic budgets for each department and the county as a whole,and insist department heads stick to them. This can make for very difficult decisions,but they have to be made.If they are not doing it now,budget reviews during the year and multi year projection would be helpful to keep the board goal oriented. Zero based budgeting is also something the boardmight want to consider.

Marlene Allen

Republican | Sandwich

My ideas for reducing cost of county government would be for each committee to work with the department heads of their committee. These are the people who know where they can be more efficient to lower their cost.