Transparency and Home Rule in DuPage County

Today, I participated in a press conference with other candidates for DuPage County Board on the topics of transparency in county government and the possibility of "home rule" for DuPage County.

Transparency: DuPage County taxpayers have a right and need to understand where their tax dollars are spent....(however the) entire process seems to be designed to thwart transparency, rather than to enhance it.

I call on the County Board to create a web-based database of all county personnel and vendors.

Home Rule: Home rule power is an unlimited ability to increase taxes...Home rule makes raising taxes easy. Raising taxes should never be easy...Home rule power will bring "pay to play" politics to DuPage County.

If elected, I will fight against any attempt to bring home rule power to DuPage County.

My full remarks are posted here.

/s/ Robert "Bob" Brandt
Candidate for DuPage County Board - District 3