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Home My WebLink AboutCandidate Statement - Akkerman (2)CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT Municipal Offices TO THE CANDIDATE: The Candidate's Statement is optional. Indicate your decision below and return this form with your Nomination Documents. ❑ I DO NOT wish to submit a Candidate's Statement. Candidate's Initials TO CANDIDATE SUBMITTING A CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT: Option 1 ❑ Electronic Distribution ONLY Required Deposit: $ 260 ❑ Deposit paid with City Clerk. Candidate Signature Option 2 OFFICIAL USE ONLY 4�i :t Cr:IA ti, PA'H�ESSRT - CA 7074 JUL 22 PM 3-- 13 ❑ VIG ❑ Electronic County Voter Information Guide & Electronic Distribution Required Deposit: $ 600 Deposit paid with City Clerk. I understand that I must pay my pro rate share of the actual cost. I agree that if my pro rata share exceeds the deposit, I will pay the difference when billed. Elections Code Section § 13307 authorizes candidate's statement for electronic distribution. 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I will be required to pay my pro rata share of the actual cost, and I agree to do so when billed Candidate Signature NOTE: Pursuant to Elections Code Section § 13308 Candidate statements shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate's own personal background and qualifications and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate's qualifications, character, or activities. The Registrar of Voters will not print or circulate any statement that makes reference to other candidates. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE GUIDELINES FOR COMPUTING THE WORD COUNT: Punctuation is not counted. Dictionary words and single characters ......................................... The words "a;' "the," "and," "an," are counted as individua! words. One word All proper nouns, including geographical names, shall be considered as one word. One word For example, "City and County of San Francisco' ............................... 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One word Internet web site address................................................................ One won! If the text exceeds the word limit, the candidate must edit the statement to comply with the official word count before the statement can be filled. NAME OF OFFICE SOUGHT: Palm Desert City Council • WARD • DIVISION • TRUSTEE AREA (IF ANY) 2i5& d Z ® FULL TERM ❑ SHORT TERM JURISDICTION: Palm Desert City Council, District 2. NAME OF DISTRICT OCCUPATION: �d Cal gvSi'14�! 11),l e (OPTIONAL, If left blank your Ballot Designation w CANDIDATE: C7 s p-gr' JJ PRINTED NAME CONTEST ID: Briefly state your Education and Qualifications: Please verify with the City Clerk about word count. (OPTIONAL) OFFICIAL USE ONLY CIt 33' TOTAL WORD COUNT: I'm Gregg Akkerman, a retired professor, parent, caregiver, and local business owner, running for Palm Desert City Council because the stakes have never been higher. As the only candidate raised in the area and an active civic volunteer, I have the homegrown values and experience necessary to bring needed competence to our Council. Public safety should be our highest priority. Unfortunately, our police budget was slashed by millions and residents experienced a 45% increase in violent crime within two years. I will fight to restore funding in the police budget to keep our residents, tourists, and businesses safe. Palm Desert wants to raise our sales taxes without a guarantee the money will be spent on public safety instead of vanity projects. The reserve funds are running empty and we are expected to pick up the tab. We deserve a City Council that won't increase taxes without first trying common-sense solutions. Our ambulance response times should not be three minutes longer than in Cathedral City. Palm Desert deserves a representative from District 2 who prioritizes and understands how minutes separate life and death. Join me as we aspire to align our values and vision for a brighter Palm Desert. greggakkerman.com 2 3 4 5 (0 —7 % S to 10 ,2 I'm Gregg Akkerman, a retired professor, parent, caregiver, and local business owner, running I 11- 3 y S` 4, $ 9 10 ;11e)r. for Palm Desert City Council because the stakes have never been hi ' Z (1 C� to tt t'Z 13 tV tS IL 17 As the only candidate raised in the Aea and an active civic volunteer, 1 have the ho grown ' Z �. 4 (0 $ 9 10 l/ values and experience necessarylo bring nelded competence to our Council. 'Z 3 4 S` GG I � at ru $1 1z 13 �9D Public safety should be our higl`iest priority. Unfortunately, our police budget was slashed 2 , S' � 9 to 11 / Z 13 1y � ^ millions and res ents expe cenced a 45% increase in violent crime within two years. I wilf fi r -�� r� u t Z 13 1y to restore fuling i� t9e p ice budget � kelp our residents, tourists, and businesses sa e. I 'L S 4 S �o -� q ro 11 1 Z 13 14 I$ 1 b Palm �De77 rt wants to raise our sa es taxes wit out a guarantee the money will be spent o ) 0,!; public safety inslad of vanity pr� cts. The reRerve funds are running empty and we are 1 2- 3 4 - 4� 16 9 to N Z. t3 14 I� l7 expected to pick up theta . We deserve a City Council tat won't increase taxes wit out i 1 � trying common-sense solutions. ' '�- 3 4( 7 'b c, 10 If 12 13 Our ambu UT response times should not be three minutes longer than in Cathy may. Palm Desert deserves arepresentative from Distict 2 who prioerriitizes arid understands how ma ' � . separate li a an r- t 'Z. '3 ii 4 �p '7 a t t r r 14 l S Join me as we aspire o align o r values and vision for a brighter Pal e C gregg an.com- C= s f N r^ sn � —0 t*t W �µ,