Voter's Guide, 2020 Fall Elections, Baton Rouge
Position Councilman Metro District 1
NameEric Bernard Lewis

Campaign Information

Campaign Web Sitehttp://www.electericblewis.com
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/electericblewis
Twitterhttps://www.twitter.com/ericblewis
YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cADXOcqP58

Bio Information

Party AffiliationDemocrat
ProfessionManagement Consultant
Present Employer / positionThe Ephod Company/Managing Partner
Length of residence in Jurisdiction4 years
List of educational institutions and degreesSouthern University, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
Louisiana State University, Masters of Business Administration
Prior elected and appointed positions
Civic involvement and affiliationsWay of Holiness Ministries

Questions specific to the position

1. Should local taxing bodies have input on the ITEP program? Why or why not? Yes local bodies should have input as their resources are being utilized.
2. How should law-enforcement agencies be held accountable to the city and its residents? It is my belief that a citizens review board, in addition to the law-enforcement administration regularly reporting to the Metro Council are two ways to hold local law-enforcement accountable to the public.
3. How do you plan to address the discrepancies of public investment around the city, including economic investment, access to primary health care in north Baton Rouge, and issues of blight? As a member of the metro council, I plan to work collaboratively with the Mayor's Office and other council members to ensure that the city-parish budget priorities public safety, infrastructures and maintenance (including sewage and drainage) and managed in an equitable manner though out the parish will ensure that the entire parish is provide with quality service in these areas.
4. How will you address parish-wide flooding? See above
5. What steps would you take to ensure adequate oversight of agencies with dedicated funding to prevent overspending of taxpayer dollars by those agencies? I believe that the Metro Council must carefully review the budget and that agencies should be reporting to the council on a monthly basis to ensure align and adherence to the budget.

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