This is a blank sample of the survey sent out to candidates. To see their responses visit the main page and click on the candidate you wish to view.

Housing

Q1: Do you believe housing is a right?

Q2: Should TIF (Tax Increment Financing) continue to be used for market rate housing construction?

Q3: What percentage of TIF expenditures should be spent on affordable housing?

Q4: Should non-compliant landlords face criminal charges rather than citations?

Q5: In an effort to halt the negative and displacing effects of gentrification, should homes and residential rental properties in areas of clustered commercial and residential TIF funded projects be subject to higher tax valuations based on proximity to improvements rather than having real improvements to the property?

Policing

Section A

Q1: Should the historically Mayoral-appointed position of Chief of Police continue to remain appointed or should the position become an elected one?

Q2: For the first time in Omaha municipal elections the labor union for OPD, the Omaha Police Officers Association, as well as the current Police Chief Todd Schmaderer have endorsed candidates in the Mayoral and City Council elections. Do political endorsements by OPOA and the Chief open the department to further scrutiny for bias from the community? Can fairness be expected with the politicization of the police department?

Section B

Q3: Should footage of in custody deaths from law enforcement officers and jailers in Omaha be made public immediately upon incident? If not, when do you feel it should be released or why not.

Q4: Currently according to Nebraska law, footage from police body-worn cameras and dashcam footage can only be released by the County Prosecutor. The Omaha Police department can not release video footage, only stills of footage. Does the ability to selectively release footage of deaths in police custody solely through the discretion of one prosecutor give undue influence towards prosecuting possible homicides by police? Nebraska Grand Jury Statute.

Q5: Should the turning off of a body-worn camera or cruiser dashcam and destruction or deletion of any footage by an officer result in an automatic termination as well as lead to felony criminal charges of evidence tampering?

Section C

Q6: In 2013 local police oversight advocacy groups and citizens presented a plan for independent police oversight in the form of a police oversight board which was implemented in 2014 by executive action from Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert called the Civilian Complaint Review Board. Should the duties of the CCRB be expanded to include independent review of in custody deaths and assaults for public dissemination?

Q7: The CCRB only reviews complaints made against police officers retroactively after the offense has taken place. In an effort to increase monitoring and curtailing police abuses of power and people, should the CCRB's functions, budget, and facilities be expanded to include a real time monitoring and forensic center where police can be monitored 24/7 independent of the police department? Should an expanded CCRB include a forensic auditor to determine causes of death from in custody fatalities?