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CM Candidate - Edwin Booth Candidate Profiles Edwin L. Booth 19469 NW 230th Street • High Springs, Florida 32643 352.213 . 8000 (c) • Ebooth5948 @yahoo.com Salary: $81 ,000 per year Experience 2012 — 2014 City Manager • City of High Springs, Florida 2007 — 2010 Town Manager • Town of Surfside Beach, South Carolina 2002 — 2007 Town Administrator • Town of Malabar, Florida 1998 — 2002 City Manager • City of Ayden, North Carolina 1994 — 1999 Commander • Dugway Proving Ground, Utah 1985 — 1990 Community Manager • Fulda Military Community Educational Background Master of Public Administration Webster University Master of Military Science General Staff College Bachelor of Science, Management Columbia College Association and Committee Membership Board Member, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council Background Information Edwin Booth is a manager with considerable coastal experience gained in Florida and South Carolina. He currently serves as City Manager of High Springs, Florida, which is located near Gainesville and is home to the entrance of underwater coves for scuba diving. The Town of High Springs has a population of 6,000, a budget of $9 million and fifty-five (55) full time and twenty (20) part-time employees. In High Springs he has worked in righting a financially troubled community with a Commission which often had conflicting viewpoints . Mr. Booth has helped the community regain a more favorable financial and operating position and has helped to focus the Commission by working with members individually and providing equal amounts of detailed information to all members . He has also served as Town Manager of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, adjacent to Myrtle Beach, which has a year-round population of 7,500, which increases to 145,000 during peak summer months . Surfside is somewhat like Atlantic Beach in demographics, having similar property values and incomes . He left the position as Manager in Surfside Beach to return to Florida to take care of his mother, who was suffering with Alzheimer' s, between 2010-2012 . Mr. Booth, a retired military base commander who has also served as a City Manager in Malabar, Florida, and Ayden, North Carolina, has applied for the City Manager' s position because he would again like to manage a coastal community and deal with the challenges of redevelopment and planning in environmentally sensitive areas. He has led his prior communities (Malabar and Ayden, North Carolina) through significant disaster recovery efforts and assisted in improving facilities and services for the public safety segment of his municipal governments. He was well-informed in regard to the issues being discussed, or recently discussed, in Atlantic Beach at Springsted City of Atlantic Beach, Florida Executive Search — City Manager Candidate Profiles the time of our discussion and asked probing questions concerning the operations of the City. Mr. Booth also indicated he is interested in making a seven (7) to ten ( 10) year commitment to his next community. Justification for Recommendation Edwin Booth is a high energy manager who works well with a variety of different groups including citizens, the business community and the greater region. Mr. Booth has strong facilitation skills in working with individuals and groups with varying ideas and believes in assigning clearly defined tasks to staff and allowing them to complete the task without interference. While available to monitor and guide staff, he indicated that he is not there to micromanage them, respecting them as professionals, but providing guidance when needed. Mr. Booth has adequate communication skills, both orally and in writing, and, if hired in Atlantic Beach, would initially complete an assessment of the City' s operations and City staff member' s capabilities to ensure he clearly understood the functions of staff, how services are delivered and the quality of services delivered. He has detailed knowledge of his City ' s budget and appears to have an understanding of the budget down to its smallest detail; noting the importance of appropriate, but conservative spending. He is loyal to his governing body, detail oriented in all areas of operations and willing to share all information with the Mayor and Commissioners on a frequent basis. He believes in, and provides frequent communications to his governing body to minimize surprises and clearly understands the role of the Manager in relationship to the governing body; seeing himself and the staff as implementers of policy adopted by the governing body. During his first ninety (90) to one hundred eighty ( 180) days Mr. Booth indicated that he would reach out to Commission members to begin building relationships and gain insight into both the Commissioners short and long-term objectives to begin to formulate plans to address them as part of a defined work-plan. Mr. Booth works well with individuals who have strong personalities and opinions often bringing together individuals with opposing or differing viewpoints to discuss how the issue can be resolved. He expects professionalism from all public employees, both in appearance and in actions and is a more formal Manager from a stylistic standpoint. Mr. Booth likes to be out in the community observing employees in the workplace and meeting with citizens as the need arises and enjoys solving problems while working with citizens . He serves as the community' s Community Redevelopment Administrator in High Springs and is putting structure to a floundering program. He also has strong skills in building regional partnerships indicating that he has been involved in formulating or working with a number of successful interlocal agreements. References described Edwin Booth as having common sense, strong leadership qualities and standing up for his employees and for what was right. He is thought by those contacted to create a team environment and is a strong enabler assisting others with any issues they had. Mr. Booth was considered to be very outspoken and likeable as well as a good communicator and always has an open door policy for citizens, elected officials and staff. He is a leader and a manager who empowers his staff, provides them ideas and allows them leeway to Springsted City of Atlantic Beach, Florida Executive Search — City Manager Candidate Profiles manage their department. He ensures that staff work together in developing annual budgets and he is viewed as being very good at making the budget and other presentations and has the departments present to the Council as well . One reference believed that his greatest accomplishment was serving in the military and continuing to give his life to public service. It was thought by references contacted that Mr. Booth created a harmonious work environment and leads by example . He is a motivator, not a "demander" and possibly dedicates too much time to work. References indicated there would be no hesitation in hiring him and he will do a good job for the City if hired. Springsted City of Atlantic Beach, Florida Executive Search — City Manager ( Edwin L. Booth 19469 NW 230°' St High Springs, FL 32643 PH 352 213 8000 Ebooth5948 @yahoo . com Dear Sir, Please consider this as an application for the position of as City Manager of the City of Atlantic Beach . For the past 30 years I have served as the city manager and community manager at both medium and smaller communities . I served on the Board of the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council as a representative of the Space Coast for 3 years. I have extensive experience in zoning and planning issues. I have extensive experience in government procurement and contract management. For the past 30 years I have served in management positions with multi service organizations. I have extensive experience capital improvements and budgets. I have implemented supply accountability at every community 1 manager. This had a positive impact on budgets . I am a people oriented manager. I strongly believe in customer service. If you need additional information please advise me. Sincerely yours, Edwin Booth �!��, Edwin L. Booth 19469 NW 230th St High Springs , FL 32643TeI : Home (352)213 8000 Ebooth5948 @yahoo.com A Professional with broad-based background in the management Of Full Service Cities. Results- oriented professional with a strong background in budget preparation, master planning, economic development, staff direction and supervision, and creative problem solving. *Thirty year 's experience in water, sewer, gas and electric utility management * Thirty year 's experience in personnel management * Thirty years of police, fire and rescue experience . * Master ofArts in Public Administration/Management • * Master of Science in Management Experience 2012 to 2014 City Manager, High Springs FL (6,000 population) $9M budget, 55 full time and 20 part time employees Located within the Gainesville and University of Florida area. Over the past two years I was able to increase the budget reserves from O to 6 months. I was able to accomplish this trough 0 base budgeting and by decreasing the overall cost of maintaining Experience 2007 to 2010 Town Manager, Surfside Beach SC (7,500 population seasonal45,000-population) $ 12M budget, 105 full time employees. Located next to Myrtle Beach SC. The Town is an upscale tourist oriented community. The challenge has been to provide the all the services to a large part time community. I have placed the Town on a quick response time in the event of an emergency. I personally overseen the . construction of an Emergency Management Center along with the new Fire Department. I Initiated a Storm Water Management plan that included a $4M infrastructure project . I facilitated the purchase and upgrade of $3M fishing pier that was going to be torn down to make way forA housing project. This has become a source of revenue for the Town. 2002 to 2007 Town Administrator, Malabar Florida (3,500 population, with annex population 5,500),$2.5M budget, 34 Full Time employees, 30 Part Time employees Located in Brevard County, the Town is a growing upscale community. I was hire to bring integrity and responsibility back to the Town Government after the former Town Administrator was accused and convicted of abusing power and misusing the Town credit card . In the past several years I have worked to develop the Town in a manner that promotes smart growth while at the same time maintains the quality of life. I have led the Town through three hurricanes. I personally directed the emergency response efforts by the Town. I insured that the Town obtained the maximum reimbursement. The Town was the first to receive FEMA funding within Central Florida. The major projects have been the Town master drainage project, major increase in utilities and the development of a New Town Hall . The Town has 750 new homes and condos in the process of being developed. City Manager, Ayden North Carolina 6000 population, 18,000 1998 to 2002 in service area, $ 18M budget, 105 Full Time employees Located in Easterm North Carolina, the city provides electric, water and sewer services to a 25 sq . mile area. There are several major industries in the service area. Responsibility includes the day-to-day operation of the electric, water, and sewer utilities. The management of the street, art and recreation, and planning ( department. The enforcement of city codes and ordinances. I have the management responsibility of the police department and all human resources functions within the city. The development of a natural gas utility that is serving the town with natural gas for the first time was one of many projects that were developed during the time I was City Manager. Developed a project that created a new fire / rescue building, rebuilding a 9 miles electric transmission line were also major projects I was responsible for. The Town went through several natural disasters during the time I was City Manager. The City set up a disaster shelter for the first time. Disaster management became a prime job for several months. Commander, Dugway Proving Ground, UT (Population 8,000) $62M Budget, 320 full time employees and 1200 housing Units under military control 1994 to 1999 Located in the western desert of Utah. The military community is responsible for research on biological and chemical defensive measures . Desert training to the ranger school was also a tenant organization. It is a full service community, providing housing, schooling, water, sewer, and electric utilities along with police and street maintenance. The community provided back up generation to the research laboratories. The main projects were a $6M housing up grade in housing, a $ 12M project to up grade all utilities . I was asked to return to active duty to manage this community. One of the major contributions I made was to improve the relationship with the local communities and other governmental organizations . 1985 to 1990 Community Manager, Fulda Military Community (Population 24,000) $ 102M Budget, 14 Directors with a full time staff of 890, 1800 housing units Located in West Germany. This community was the premier Military Community in Europe due to the military mission and visits by the US Congress and Senate. The community was broken into 4 military bases and 40 remote sites. My responsibility included the day-to-day operation of the community to include all utilities, the retail stores and the base housing, police and supply functions. The community also managed an 800 Vehicle motor pooL Accomplishments included the construction of a district heat project, the renovation of 600 housing units and the upgrading of the electric utility. Personal Current salary : $81 ,000 per year Widowed / 3 grown children Education: Columbia College : BS Management 1974 Webster University : MA Public Administration 1976 Command and General Staff College: MS Military Science 1983 New York Institute of Technology : 12 Credit Hrs Gad Level Work-related references : Andy Christensen David Durant 71 I Triple Oak Dr. 1801 Glenns Bay Rd Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 Ph Surfside Beach, S Ph 843 450 8251 843 650 7800 Councilman Sammy Truett Bob Rossman 520 140 Ave N 1635 County Cove L,n . Surfside Beach, SC 29575 Malabar, FL 32950 843 238-0033 321 729-9444