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■ Facilitated two half-day sessions reviewing the governance model and setting priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. March 2023. City of Ingleside, 2017 ■ Facilitated a City Council planning session and provided follow up services with the staff to prepare an action plan. May 2017. City of Iowa Colony, 2006-24 ■ Providing ongoing general city management consultation for Mayor and City Council. Council including policies relating to development in the city. Policies include the procedures for acceptance of infrastructure and policies for the use of special districts. Oversaw the preparation with the City Engineer of a new Design Criteria Manual for all city infrastructure. Oversaw the establishment of the City's Unified Development Code, including a sign ordinance, landscaping, lighting, zoning, subdivision, fagade standards. Assisted in the creation of Investment Policies. Created a policy for the use of special districts. Assisted in the development and approval of various policies, ordinances and procedures to assist the city in its overall operations and management. Attends and prepares agendas for all City Council meetings. ■ Work includes assistance with development issues, including development and approvals of agreements with developers for Municipal Utility Districts and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones, and other special financing districts and agreements. ■ Assisted the City Council in analyzing the need for a Crime Control and Prevention District. Council appointed a Temporary Board. Worked with the Temporary Board to draft the required two-year plan and budget. The voters approved the creation of the District in May 2009. Coordinated the meetings of the Board acting as their staff liaison. The district was not approved for extension in a required election in 2013. It was placed on the ballot again in 2018 and was once again approved. Served as administrator for the CCPD Board of Directors until the new City Manager was employed. ■ Served as the administrator for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #2 and the Iowa Colony Development Authority from 2010-2024. TIRZ #2 was created by the City Council to reimburse a developer of a major residential/commercial development for public infrastructure including thoroughfares and a 100+ acre city park. Phase 1 and 2 of the park is open. In 2018, the Authority issued $8.4 million in tax exempt TIRZ bonds to repay developer for public infrastructure, based on value growth within the TIRZ boundaries. In 2019, the Authority issued $4.1 million in tax exempt TIRZ bonds for the same purpose as in 2018. In 2020 the Authority issued $3.865 million in tax exempt TIRZ bonds. In 2021 the Authority issued $6.105 million in tax exempt TIRZ bonds for the same purpose as in 2018. In 2022, the Authority issued over $5m in tax exempt TIRZ bonds. In 2023, the Authority issued over $6m in tax exempt TIRZ bonds. ■ Assisted in administration and reporting of a $23,000 grant to equipment city facilities with energy efficient equipment through the State Comptroller's Office. ■ Assisted in preparation of an Employee Handbook, implementation of their first computer-based accounting system financial policies, establishment of a police department and related policies and a municipal court. Assisted in the acquisition Paris Planning Session 13 2025