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City Council, City of Covington
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Jay Fossett

Candidate for City Council, City of Covington

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Background

Occupation
Dayton city administrator; attorney
Campaign website
jayfossett.com

Dayton's city administrator and a lawyer for nearly 40 years, he was Covington's city solicitor from 2001 to 2005 and city manager from 2005 to 2009.

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Photo: Campaign photo — jayfossett.com

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports closely monitoring city debt for new City Hall, riverfront

    He cites about $60 million in debt for the Central Covington Riverfront project and the new City Hall.

    Jay's Vision — Jay Fossett for Covington City Council

    Campaign website · Jay Fossett for Covington City Council · jayfossett.com

    “it should closely monitor this debt in the coming years to ensure it does not become problematic”
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Public safety

  • Supports making public safety the city's top priority

    He notes police and fire/EMS take about 55 percent of Covington's budget.

    Jay's Vision — Jay Fossett for Covington City Council

    Campaign website · Jay Fossett for Covington City Council · jayfossett.com

    “For me, the top priority in the City of Covington – and in any city, for that matter – is public safety.”
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Education

  • Supports the city partnering with Covington's public schools

    Jay's Vision — Jay Fossett for Covington City Council

    Campaign website · Jay Fossett for Covington City Council · jayfossett.com

    “the school district and the City must work closely together as partners to achieve improvements in our public schools.”
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Housing

  • Supports expanding code enforcement and community policing in neighborhoods

    Jay's Vision — Jay Fossett for Covington City Council

    Campaign website · Jay Fossett for Covington City Council · jayfossett.com

    “The City needs to continue — better yet, expand — our existing Code Enforcement and Community Policing programs”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Jay Fossett on them.

  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (3)

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