Dolores 'Dolly' Sandoval
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The City of Cupertino is a substantial enterprise with an annual operating budget of over $35 million. I have the financial management expertise to see that the City is well run, and that taxpayers are getting value for their money.

As a Council Member, I will watch carefully over the taxpayer dollars I am entrusted to protect. I will ask the tough questions that are necessary to find savings. I will have zero tolerance for waste and inefficiency. I will push for accountability among all levels of the City staff. Where necessary, I will vote to eliminate programs and bureaucracy. I currently serve on the City's Audit Committee. We review previous audits and implement the recommendations that help out government run more efficiently. This scrutiny is especially needed in these tough economic times.

I served on the Board of Trustees of the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District, where I oversaw an annual operating budget of over $150 million. When I first joined the Board, in 1991, the District was reeling from a financial meltdown caused by poor accounting and mismanagement of taxpayer dollars. I worked hard to return the District to financial stability. I pushed for changes in the operations of the district and quick implementation of the external auditors' recommendations. Senior managers were replaced, new systems and procedures were implemented, and the staff, faculty, and students endured lean years. Today, the District has been returned to financial stability, with a healthy prudent reserve.

My mathematics background and ability to ask the tough questions will serve you well, financially.

"Dolly Sandoval's tough fiscal management helped restore financial stability to Foothill-DeAnza," said Bob Grimm, Member of the Foothill-DeAnza Audit and Finance Committee and former Los Altos Mayor.
Dolores 'Dolly' Sandoval