Better Community
Issues important to Misty are included below but to hear more of her ideas, listen to the debates and interviews as she discusses these ideas.
https://omny.fm/shows/jim-leach-show/mayoral-debate-1-012523
https://omny.fm/shows/jim-leach-show/mayoral-debate-2-012523
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Public Safety
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Redesign recruitment strategies for hiring to expand the neighborhood police officers so there is one in every Ward.
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Expand the Shot Spotter program so that our police officers have timely and expanded data at their fingertips to be proactive.
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Increase the number of police officers on the street to drastically reduce response time. View the video here.
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Inclusion
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Expand the diversity hiring to include more women and minorities in all roles, especially in leadership positions.
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Homelessness
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Support the professionals with Heartland Housed to reach functional zero in five years and assist in following the strategic plan. https://heartlandhoused.org/2022/08/18/our-plan/
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Job Growth
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Misty will be the “sales person” for the City inviting and meeting with industry leaders and companies to attract business to Springfield.
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Seek out those companies that offer higher paying jobs as in technology, healthcare, STEM, business or legal professionals.
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