Rodney Elesie

Two city-wide priorities, and how to achieve them

• Fix the roads, which he says drain families who end up paying at the repair shop.
• Accountability on spending and contracts: he cites cost overruns, the roughly $34 million cyberattack cost and contracts awarded without competitive bids or vetting; he draws on his past work as an internal auditor.

Two changes to improve City services

• Put time limits and penalties in contracts, and weigh past performance rather than always taking the cheapest bid; he cites the long Valley Park pool closure and wear at the Bernie Morelli centre.
• (He framed accountability in contracts as the single change.)

Two changes to improve quality of life in Hamilton

• Better roads: he says poor asphalt work has caused falls for children on scooters and for strollers.
• Help for people who are homeless: consolidate duplicate services and add recovery supports so fewer people are visible downtown; he also supports more police presence and cameras.

Two priorities for Ward 2

• Roads: he says he would inspect them himself and push for proper procedures that could carry over to other wards.
• Temporary, movable sites with washrooms for people who are homeless, plus a paid per-bag litter cleanup for people who want to work.

Three words for a four-year term (looking back from September 2030)

Transparency, accomplishment, innovation.