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Line 8: + − == Political priorities ==+ − Hutchison will require that each of her departments report back in three-month intervals to the auditor and the council on how her recommendations were implemented or improved upon. She will work with the State Auditor to create protocols that all departments must follow to ensure they are capable of complying with audit investigations in a cooperative and [[transparent]] manner. Hutchison also stated how she will work to expand Seattle's County Auditor’s performance audit resources and authority, to help guarantee that [[tax]] [[dollar|dollars]] are spent prudently and effectively.<ref>[http://www.susanhutchison.com/issues/ Issues], SusanHutchison.com</ref> − − − {{Cquote|If elected, Hutchison said, she would make sure the county cooperates with state audits and would give the county auditor more money for performance audits. She reiterated her intention to deal with operating budget shortfalls by renegotiating employee labor accords and slimming the 30-employee executive's office.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009409619_execrace02m0.html Rivals show up at Hutchison news conference], ''The Seattle Times'', July 2, 2009.</ref>}} − − Susan Hutchison's top priorities are budget reform, improving jobs and the [[economy]], enforcing [[government]] [[accountability]] and [[reform]], and public safety. Hutchison has also been focused on helping South King County residents before and after flooding. Moreover, Jim Hill, who is the alliance chairman and vice president at Kemper Development, mentioned this about Hutchison in the ''Seattle Times'' newspaper:
post-election updates
In 2008, she joined both [[Democrat]] Booth Gardner and [[Republican]] Dan Evans in successfully advocating for the initiative to make King County offices [[bipartisan|nonpartisan]]. After a long career in the private sector, and as a [[leader]] for some of the region's most effective nonprofit organizations, Susan Hutchison is a political outsider to Seattle county government with [[conservative]] ideas of how to tackle Seattle's current budget problems.
In 2008, she joined both [[Democrat]] Booth Gardner and [[Republican]] Dan Evans in successfully advocating for the initiative to make King County offices [[bipartisan|nonpartisan]]. After a long career in the private sector, and as a [[leader]] for some of the region's most effective nonprofit organizations, Susan Hutchison is a political outsider to Seattle county government with [[conservative]] ideas of how to tackle Seattle's current budget problems.
== Quotes ==
In April, 2009, Susan Hutchison emphasized the need for fresh ideas in county [[government]]:
In April, 2009, Susan Hutchison emphasized the need for fresh ideas in county [[government]]:
{{Cquote|With hundreds of millions in projected deficits and critical services on the chopping block, our county's financial house is in disorder. We need a new direction in King County, with new leadership that does not believe the answer to every problem is a new fee or a higher tax.<ref name=PRN/>}}
{{Cquote|With hundreds of millions in projected deficits and critical services on the chopping block, our county's financial house is in disorder. We need a new direction in King County, with new leadership that does not believe the answer to every problem is a new fee or a higher tax.<ref name=PRN/>}}
The alliance chairman and vice president at Kemper Development, Jim Hill, mentioned this about Hutchison in the ''Seattle Times'' newspaper:
The ''Seattle Times'' statement regarding Susan Hutchison:
{{Cquote|When you look at her priorities, her desire to work on creating job and economic growth, her talk about standing up for small business, it seemed to be in stark contrast to what we've seen out of King County and the leadership, or perhaps lack thereof out of [[Dow Constantine]].<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2009943981_eastside_business_alliance_end.html Eastside Business Alliance endorses Hutchison in executive race], ''The Seattle Times'', September 25, 2009.</ref>}}
{{Cquote|When you look at her priorities, her desire to work on creating job and economic growth, her talk about standing up for small business, it seemed to be in stark contrast to what we've seen out of King County and the leadership, or perhaps lack thereof out of [[Dow Constantine]].<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2009943981_eastside_business_alliance_end.html Eastside Business Alliance endorses Hutchison in executive race], ''The Seattle Times'', September 25, 2009.</ref>}}