Q&A with Oster
1. Why are you running for this office, whether for re-election or election the first time? Is there a particular issue that motivates you, and if so, what is that? What will be your main priority in office?
To restore TLC: Teamwork, Leadership and Compassion that was present with the former coroner Barbara Richardson Cannon and missing with the current coroner.
2. For incumbents and non-incumbents:
If you are an incumbent, describe your main contributions. Tell us of important initiatives you've led.
If you are not an incumbent, tell us what contributions you would make.
Teamwork. Cooperating and coordinating efforts with all other investigating agencies. Compassion for the living and respect for the dead. Providing services to families of decedents, and government agencies. Use former members of the coroner's office as a resource including drawing upon the experience of a former coroner, Barbara Richardson, as my mentor. To determine the cause and manner of death following autopsy is the responsibility of the Coroner's Office. "It's all about case management. Case management is all about examining each case (because no two cases are exactly the same), doing what is required in each individual case, making sure that, after cooperating and coordinating efforts and information with all other investigating agencies, everything determined to be necessary in the case is being done expediently, efficiently, accurately - without haste - to conclusion."
3. What are your goals in terms of delivery of services and management of the Lake County coroner's office?
No answer.
4. What would your priorities be in budget requests for this office?
No answer.
5. Do you favor any changes in the training and/or deployment of the office staff? If so, what?
No answer.
6. What specific steps, if any, can be taken to make this office operate more efficiently?
No answer.
7. What do you think of a coroner or any other elected county official blogging about his or her work and his or her observations and opinions that stem from that work?
No answer.