CHRIS BOCSKEI — CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE OK, Let’s Vote — 2026 Election Guide Office: Kelowna City Council Submitted: Sep 17, 2026 12:06 AM (time displayed by CRM) Reviewed and published September 17, 2026 Answers supplied by the candidate or authorized campaign representative with saved publication authorization. Private contact details and internal identifiers are excluded. Original wording is retained, with normalized paragraph spacing. These are attributed statements, not independently audited facts or outcomes. Hypothetical answers about earlier council motions are not recorded votes. PROFILE AND PRIORITIES 01 · Your candidacy and priorities Answer: Kelowna City Council, my platform is at chrisbocskei.com. Give a short biography focused on experience relevant to the office. What would you bring that voters cannot learn from a job title? Answer: More than 35 years of community service. Extensive experience coordinating events, as a Scout Programs Director, Programs Director for Lake Okanagan Resort and Rutland community events - or protests. What are your three highest priorities for the next term? For each, give a first-year action, a measurable result and a realistic timeline. Answer: Generational Civic Inequality in Rutland, complete planned infrastructure and capital projects Crime and Safety, Presence, whether police or auxiallary is essential to a safe society. A triage approach to homelessness. To solve the issue divide it, save who we can. How would you handle conflicts of interest, lobbying, gifts, campaign support, closed meetings and recusal? What additional disclosure or independent oversight would you support? Answer: By answering any questions they may have, and providing information or links to substantiate. Disclose business ownership, employment, directorships, development interests, paid advisory roles or other financial interests relevant to the office. Give public sources and explain how you would handle related decisions. Do not include home addresses, account numbers or confidential documents. Answer: It's important to remember that we are in a relationship of sorts, with our environment. It is resilent but there may be a time when will have to have serious converations if we are not better shepherds of our creeks, our lakes and our trees. QUICK POSITIONS 1. The City should shorten and simplify the process for approving new homes. Answer: Yes / Support 2. The City should reduce development cost charges on new housing. Answer: Yes / Support 3. Restrictions on short-term rentals should be loosened. Answer: Conditional / Depends Explanation: Depends on the area. 4. The City should pursue expanded public transit service. Answer: Conditional / Depends Explanation: If routes have been identified that would reduce flow yes. 5. Infrastructure and service capacity should be ready before major additional growth is approved. Answer: Yes / Support 6. The City should advocate for expanded involuntary addiction-treatment capacity. Answer: Yes / Support 7. The City should invest in wildfire prevention and preparedness. Answer: Yes / Support 8. The City should carry out additional spending audits or operational reviews. Answer: Yes / Support 9. The City should make individual councillors’ voting records easier to find and search. Answer: Yes / Support 10. Would you have supported the October 27, 2025 electoral-reform study and conditional referendum-preparation motion? This bundled decision did not implement wards. Answer: No / Oppose 11. Would you have supported the March 16, 2026 second and third land-use and rezoning readings for part of Kelowna Springs? These were not final adoption. Answer: No / Oppose 12. Would you have supported the April 20, 2026 financial-plan and tax-funding motion, with its stated average net property impact of 4.40%? Individual bills vary. Answer: Yes / Support 13. The City should help expand co-operative housing and community land trusts. Answer: Yes / Support 14. The City should strengthen protections for tenants displaced by redevelopment or renovations. Answer: Yes / Support 15. The City should allow more small shops and cafés within residential neighbourhoods. Answer: Conditional / Depends 16. The City should advocate for a second bridge crossing of Okanagan Lake. Answer: Undecided 17. The City should invest in filling gaps in its sidewalk and cycling networks. Answer: Yes / Support 18. The City should expand foot patrols in commercial areas experiencing crime and disorder. Answer: Yes / Support 19. The City should support expanded non-police response teams for suitable mental-health and substance-use calls. Answer: Yes / Support 20. The City should increase access to public washrooms. Answer: Yes / Support 21. The City should prioritize protecting agricultural land when making land-use decisions. Answer: Yes / Support 22. The City should strengthen protection for existing trees. Answer: Yes / Support 23. The City should limit annual property-tax increases to inflation. Answer: Yes / Support 24. Mayor and council pay increases should take effect only after the next election. Answer: Yes / Support 25. Would you support a ward system for Kelowna, where residents elect councillors to represent defined geographic areas? Answer: Yes / Support AFFORDABILITY AND ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Which actions would you prioritize to make housing more affordable in Kelowna? Answer: "Partner on non-market, co-op and affordable rental housing, Protect existing rental housing and tenants" Beyond housing, which actions would you prioritize to make everyday life more affordable in Kelowna? Answer: "Review municipal spending to limit taxes and fees, Partner to improve access to affordable childcare, Expand affordable public transit, Reduce recreation and community-program fees, Support local jobs and business opportunities" What important issue did we miss? Add any policy position, clarification or response to the existing guide that you want voters to consider. Answer: I believe I will bring new ideas, new perspectives, and a lived experience to the table. There are solutions, it's time to start heading in the right direction. SUPPORTING MATERIAL Supporting files were submitted separately. Private attachment links are omitted. Media content is not used to establish the positions transcribed above. PUBLICATION AUTHORIZATION I am the candidate or an authorized campaign representative. I authorize OK, Let’s Vote / Gain Street to review and publish these answers with attribution. I have permission to share the supporting material and have identified any items for review only. My private contact email will not be published.