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Troy Henry on Governance

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Troy Henry is neutral on community representatives and/or other non-municipal employees participating in the process of awarding of City contracts

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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Troy Henry opposes reducing the powers of the Office of Inspector General to investigate fraud, waste and abuse in city government

PARAPHRASE: OIG needs to be corruption-focused, not efficiency-focused. Leave the efficiency improvement to the Mayor’s office.

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PARAPHRASE: The OIG office needs to define its mission; the last 3 in office had different missions. The lack of a clearly defined mission contributes to public misunderstandings about the OIG and conceptions that it is "predatory"; esp. to the black community. A clearly defined mission would dispel such concerns. The IG should work under specific directive and not be free to interpret the mission of the office.

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Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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Troy Henry supports increasing civil service salaries as means of attracting high-skilled employees to city government positions

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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Troy Henry supports implementing a program that gives residents and/or community organizations a greater say in land use and zoning decisions in their neighborhood, such as the Citizen Participation Program

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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Troy Henry supports adopting a Master Plan with "the force of law"

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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Troy Henry supports the City maximizing opportunities for disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) when awarding all city contracts

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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Troy Henry is neutral on requiring qualified professionals, such as engineers, lawyers, or economists, on the City’s relevant boards and commissions, for example, the Sewerage and Water Board

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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