Experience

8 Years as City of Washington Councilman

• Director of Parks and Buildings – successful in acquiring over 1 million dollars in recreational grant funding.
• Created Capital Improvement Fund which is funded each year to purchase Police, Street Department and other City vehicles.
• Helped the City go from a 2.1 million dollar deficit to an A- rating.
• Negotiated Union Contracts for the Police, Fire, Teamsters and SEIU Unions.
• Member of City of Washington and East Washington Borough Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee.
• Founding Member of City of Washington Citywide Development Corporation created in 2011.
• Helped the City avoid becoming a distressed City by intuiting DCED Early Interveniton recommendations.

10 Years as Chairman of Washington East Washington Joint Authority

• Negotiated (2)-four year Union Contracts

Facts of Interest

• Tax paying property owner/School taxpayer for 40 years.
• Owner of a City of Washington based HVAC business for 20 years.
• Married to Tina Faust for 40 years and father of two daughters who attended Wash High.
• Board member of (TEC) Transitional Employment Consultants for 9 Years and an active supporter.

Future Goals

• Work to complete and fund the emergency exit for the Washington Park and Washington Park Elementary School.
• Continue to secure additional funding for Recreation to improve the Washington Park and all four neighborhood playgrounds.
• Work with the Citywide Development Corporation and the Business District Authority to address Blight in the City Neighborhoods and Downtown areas.
• Work with the Washington Business Authority and W & J Business Incubator Program to attract new businesses to the city to spark sustained economic development.
• Seek funding and solutions for the storm water and infrastructure issues in the City.  Work to address the numerous flooding issues within the City.
• Work with council to address the upkeep and paving of all City owned roads.