M.J. KHAN FILES FOR CITY CONTROLLER

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Houston City Councilman M.J. Khan has filed the appropriate paperwork to be placed on the ballot for the November 3rd election for City Controller, Wednesday afternoon.

“In our challenging economic times, it is important to have a taxpayer's advocate in the office of City Controller.  The citizens of Houston deserve a dedicated civil servant who has the necessary professional knowledge and experience to serve as their City Controller,” stated Khan.  “I believe that my professional background, accomplishments in the City Council, history of fiscal responsibility and proven record of fiscal management make me the ideal person to be the next City Controller.  Most importantly, I am dedicated to ensuring your tax dollars are spent wisely and will provide fiscal responsibility for a stronger Houston.”

As City Controller, M.J. Khan will work to: 

  • Guard your hard-earned tax dollars by blocking frivolous government spending,
  • Push for fiscal reform by holding all departments responsible for detailed ledgers and explanations,
  • Provide tight fiscal management of the City’s affairs,
  • Improve efficiency through process reengineering and by conducting performance and fiscal audits of City departments and authorities,
  • Save the city money by requiring all departments to provide services in a more efficient manner while saving money,
  • Examine the refinancing of debt and the reallocation of funds through revenue enhancement and compliance audits.

M.J. Khan is currently serving his third term as the Council Member representing District F.  During his tenure on Council, Khan has worked to streamline city spending and has championed for fiscal responsibility. He has served on the Fiscal Affairs Committee, and he is the Chair of the International Liaison and Protocol Committee.  In 2007, Khan was the recipient of the Outstanding American by Choice Award presented by the USCIS and the U.S. Department of State.  Khan’s professional background complements his work on the City Council; he holds an MBA from Rice University and has successfully run his own real-estate company.

While serving on City Council, Khan has advocated for strong fiscal responsibility.  He proposed the requirement that all city departments must submit a zero-based budget, fought for reductions in the property tax rate, requested each city department to establish a balanced scorecard system to align its business activities and to measure its performance against strategic goals, and requested each city department to establish a 5 year operational planning process and a 2 year budget.  Khan has also proposed that each city department should establish a base budget that can be adjusted up or down by 2.5% depending on the state of the economy.  In addition, he sought the requirement that unfunded retirees’ health benefit liabilities should be reported, which is a $3.5 billion liability otherwise.

For more information on M.J. Khan’s campaign for City Controller, please visit www.mjkhan.com.

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