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STATE SENATOR-ELECT BILL FERGUSON, 46TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
LEGISLATOR’S REPORT CARD:
2011 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION & INTERIM
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
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Key Indicators
FocusPriorities
Effective Public ServiceStrategic
Outcomes
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5 Strategic Outcomes:
Expanding Educational Opportunities
Creating Safe & Stable Neighborhoods
Encouraging Innovative Economic Development
Building Leadership Capacity
Exceptional Constituent Service
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Sponsor legislation assessing adequacy of school facilities.
Expand opportunities to recruit & retain highly effective teachers.
Enhance autonomy & accountability for public charter schools.
Protect State funding of the Baltimore City Public Schools & explore new funding sources.
STRATEGIC OUTCOME #1
EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
FOCUS PRIORITIES
Facilities
Great School Options
Highly Effective Teachers
KEY INDICATORS
Funding
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Advocate on behalf of the Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance’s 10 key areas of interest.
Support projects aimed at expanding community access to fresh food markets.
Support enhancements to sustainable pubic transit options in the City.
Support legislation targeted at violent offender possession of handguns.
STRATEGIC OUTCOME #2
CREATING SAFE & STABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
FOCUS PRIORITIES
Neighborhood Stability
Mass Transit
Enhanced Retail Options
KEY INDICATORS
Crime & Safety
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Support full funding for the INVEST Maryland program.
Support efficient lending opportunities for small businesses.
Support legislation to enhance operations of the Port of Baltimore.
Promote tax incentive programs that incentivize sustainable development of historic structures in Baltimore City.
STRATEGIC OUTCOME #3
ENCOURAGING INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FOCUS PRIORITIES
Technology Sector
Port Commerce
Small Business
KEY INDICATORS
Development
Support worker training & retraining programs for sustainable wage careers.Skills Training
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Engage in 1-on-1 meetings with all State Senators.
STRATEGIC OUTCOME #4
BUILDING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY
FOCUS PRIORITIES KEY INDICATORS
Relationships
Master legislative rules & procedures.Legislative Skill
Increase communication list from 1,450 to 3,500.Organize People
Fundraise an aggregate amount of $150,000Organize Money
Create & operate a Citizen Policy Committee (CPC).Policy Expertise
Restructure & enhance dynamic, practical website.Social Media
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Develop clear systems & processes for constit. workflows.
STRATEGIC OUTCOME #5
EXCEPTIONAL CONSTITUENT SERVICES
FOCUS PRIORITIES KEY INDICATORS
Casework
Meet all Dir. or Sec. of major City & State agencies.Agency Relationships
Create & operate Neighborhood Outreach Committee (NOC).Engagement
Attend at least 2 formal functions in all 39 neighborhoods.Presence
Open district & rotating satellite offices.Office Space
Develop system for bi-weekly legislative update emails.Electronic Communications
Publish semi-annual comprehensive update mailer.District Communications
Create system of weekly video updates of Session activity.Video Communications
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Expanding Educational
Opportunities
FundingExpanding Educational
Opportunities
FacilitiesExpanding Educational
Opportunities School Options
Expanding Educational
OpportunitiesEffective Teachers
Creating Safe & Stable
Neighborhoods
Crime & SafetyCreating Safe &
Stable Neighborhoods
Neighborhood StabilityCreating Safe & Stable
Neighborhoods Mass Transit
Creating Safe & Stable
NeighborhoodsEnhanced Retail Options
Encouraging Innovative Economic
Development
Development
Encouraging Innovative Economic
Development
Technology SectorEncouraging Innovative Economic
DevelopmentPort Commerce
Encouraging Innovative Economic
Development Small Business
Encouraging Innovative Economic
Development
Skills Training
Building Leadership Capacity
Relationships
Building Leadership Capacity
Legislative Skill
Building Leadership Capacity
Organize PeopleBuilding Leadership Capacity Organize Money
Building Leadership Capacity
Policy Expertise
Building Leadership Capacity
Social Media
Exceptional Constituent Services
Casework
Exceptional Constituent Services
Agency Efficiency
Exceptional Constituent Services
Engagement
Exceptional Constituent Services
PresenceExceptional Constituent Services Office Space
Exceptional Constituent Services
Electronic Communications
Exceptional Constituent Services
District Communications
Exceptional Constituent Services
Video Communications
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STATE SENATOR-ELECT BILL FERGUSON, 46TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
LEGISLATOR’S REPORT CARD:
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COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO:
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