×Hoover voters will choose their next mayor and City Council on Aug. 26. Hoover’s current chief of police Nick Derzis is challenging Mayor Frank Brocato for the mayor’s seat, and fourteen candidates are vying to fill five other City Council seats on the ballot.

The candidates shared their views on key issues with the Hoover Sun.

Q: What do you believe is the most important issue facing Hoover today, and why?

MAYORAL CANDIDATES

Frank Brocato : Our biggest challenge is budgeting because it affects every other critical issue we face — supporting schools, maintaining services, upgrading infrastructure and ensuring public safety. Each of these is essential. The way online sales tax is collected and distributed is creating a funding problem for cities like Hoover. I’m working with the Legis

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