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also had a major park in the South of the County. It was like an Arabian Mountain - a tourist track -
they had different types of plant species for water conservation and things like that. I really
enjoyed motivating the team. I like to get down in the weeds every once in a while. But also I can
deal with the politicians, I can speak at the Council meetings, etc.. I always like to give positive
things about my staff and congratulating them. I just loved motivating the staff. And of course, as
Assistant City Manager I had a much higher level dealing at a political level, more of an executive.
During my consulting, I was Vice President, so I dealt with C-level - whether it was County level,
commissioner, a Mayor, giving presentations. And of course, my military time I spent with
Generals and executive staff.

5. This position requires staff to work between multiple divisions of the Department and multiple
City departments. How would you enable your organization to deliver an increasingly cohesive
customer experience internally, including clarity, timeliness, and responsiveness?

I like a work hard, play hard type of environment. I set goals, we have discussions on self-
improvement, etc.. I have my leadership style with my staff, but you also have to be politically
astute with your customers. Being able to translate performance and customer needs and
concerns at public meetings and things like that. As public works director I have been at meetings
where I have had to speak and hear concerns from the public and address their concerns. I think
you have to be able to handle both. You have to be good internally, externally, you have to be
politically savvy enough to address external concerns.

6. Please describe a situation in which you had influence on increasing the effectiveness of
a team of people or a department. What measures did you take to contribute to
employee motivation and staff development?

Staff development - matter of fact - one of the primary roles of my job is I'm not successful unless
my staff is successful. Self improvement is always a big part of the equation. One example - I'm
trying to think of an occasion - one of the things I did in the private sector - I was the area
manager. I was the area manager for HDR engineering in Georgia. I had a staff of about 60
individuals. These were consulting engineers - business development staff. I had responsibility for
everything - many times - it was during the recession - it was a difficult time. So not only did I
have to lay about 20 people off but it was a tough time trying to keep everyone motivated. Many
times I would give financial incentives to employees. All of these engineering firms were
motivated. During the time with the County they had a CEO form of government. The CEO was
actually indicted and had to serve some time. The morale was bad - I started to have to deal with
unions. That was a tough time. The employees were upset - you had the unions edging them on
and we were able to get through that. There was a lot of time devoted to keeping the staff
motivated. Sometimes you can't pay staff enough, but what you can do is do certain things for
their family like health screening.

7. What is your experience working with mayors, elected officials, and their staffs? What insights
do you have about interacting with elected officials and working in a political environment?

My advice or my history. I got my start when I was in the private sector as a consultnat. I was a
client lead for like major cities and counties. I had to go to fundraisers for commissioners, etc.. At
an early age I became very familiar with how to deal with politics. Politics is all about what is