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USP 171
7-17-2008
An elected official whether they represent local districts, a state, or a nation must be
communities. The elected official is representing the interests of their constituents since
those constituents are the ones who believe that the official can improve or advance their
way of living by electing him or her. Someone in office who holds a high level position,
informed themselves routinely of progress or lack of towards city infrastructure that does
not meet future demands, and to take swift action. Bringing issues of sustainable
development to the public, working with the public and business leaders, an elected
Officials who take office usually concern themselves with annual city fiscal reports,
promoting tourisms, trying to increase the value of the city’s land for developers to invest
in, and bring as many jobs possible while in office. Environmental issues, in particular
sustainability doesn’t rank as the highest priority on their agenda probably since
constituents want jobs and public safety first before clean, carbon-free emitting
transportation and buildings. So, officials leave those sorts of issues to public, private
health agencies to monitor while they can worry with on the “big” stuff. It becomes
incumbent upon health agencies to present, along with local constituents, to bring forth
matters regarding the consumption and wastes that a city produces and if there is an
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excessive amount of waste being generated that is overwhelming a city or even state’s
resources. Then, once listening to the facts and analyzing the data, it is absolutely
imperative that an elected official brings this to the attention of all the local citizens,
union workers, and local business leaders to find a solution for the matter at hand.
It is very, very important that an elected official make it clear to utility companies
such as SDGE, city engineers such as CALTRANS, local universities such as UCSD, and
SDSU, along with local scientists that the doors to his or her office is always open to
discuss local environmental issues at any time. These local agencies, and engineers and
scientists are the conduit to city hall in getting information to them as quickly as possible.
A mayor or any elected official must make then, a sincere effort to try and help in any he
or she can. Only then will we have a well oiled political system working on behalf of it’s
An elected official must make him or herself as accessible as possible while they are
in office by way of the radio, internet, newspaper, or weekly town hall meetings. Any
thing and official can do to answer concerns from their constituents is always important.
everyone living in a city and not just him or herself. Since constituents are always bogged
down with work, taking care of a family, and taking care of their own finances, they
expect city officials to always be accessible for questions, in a formal manner of course,
An elected official must understand that the position they hold is to meet moral and
civic duties of a city, and not abuse the power of their position for corruption or personal
agendas. Of course it is naïve to think that a candidate elected into office was so, solely
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from voters, and not at all from special interest groups. Instead an official must be willing
to work with and for the public to meet their needs and future demands to invigorate and