HomeMy WebLinkAboutReade, Richard - ResumeRICHARD J. READE
1643 Astor Farms Place
Sanford, Florida 32771
Home Telephone: (407) 549-7388
Cell Phone: (863) 412-7767
Fax: (407) 264-8380
E-Mail: richardjreade@aol.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
City of Delray Beach, Florida
Sustainability Officer/Public Information Officer 2009 to Present
Interim Assistant City Manager – Public Information Officer 2009
Population 64,360 756 Employees $178.4 Million Annual Budget
● Coordinate the City’s sustainability and energy conservation program activities to ensure
administrative efficiency and compliance with best practice standards
● Proposed, developed and facilitated the City’s “Grant Team” to create a “Grant Culture” to
promote the immediate need to secure grant funding to assist/offset declining municipal
revenues and promote local working opportunities
● Secured (through existing grant formula funding) and/or applied for more than $27.5 million in
Federal Stimulus funding, including NOAA Habitat Restoration Funding, $707,147; Edward
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), $289,582; Cops Hiring Recovery Program
(CHRP), $1,360,164; Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), $156,617 Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG), $638,500; Transportation Investment
Generating Economic Recovery Grant Program (TIGER) - $8,235,000; Neighborhood
Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) - $20,000,000; Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station
Construction Grants (SCG) - $3,500,000; Public Housing Capital Funds, $393,600
● Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Public Information Office, including
development and coordination of communications with citizens through City publications,
brochures, information packets, reports (i.e., 2009 Annual Report), newsletters (i.e., Hometown
Connection & News for Neighborhoods), the media and the City’s website
● Assisted with organizing, planning and implementing various public relations and outreach
efforts, including public meetings (i.e., Citizen’s Roundtable Discussion, Strategic Planning),
press conferences and events to ensure increased resident involvement in City government
● Reviewed business management processes (i.e., residential & commercial solid waste and
recycling franchise program) and implemented recommendations to improve service delivery
● Responsible for coordinating the City’s State & Federal legislative agenda and advocating the
City’s position regarding Home Rule, economic (re-)development, environmental priorities
City of Port Richey, Florida
City Manager – Finance Director – Utilities Director 2007 to 2008
Population 3,165 52 Employees $10.7 Million Annual Budget
● Responsible for the daily oversight of all municipal operations, including: Fire, Police,
Finance/Budget, Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Parks and Recreation, Planning & Economic
Development, Building, Public Works and Personnel
● Developed Port Richey’s approved FY 2009 $10.7 million budget request utilizing a 3.90%
Millage Rate for a second, consecutive year that accounted for the effects of Amendment 1
and the slumping economy
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● Developed and implemented a professional City Council Agenda process (i.e., agenda,
comprehensive agenda item summaries that provides the City Council, the public and the
media with all information on all issues prior to taking action)
● Served as the Port Richey Community Redevelopment Agency’s (PRCRA) Executive Director
and oversaw and directed all operations of the PRCRA, including preparing the PRCRA’s
2009, $1.4 million budget request, economic development/redevelopment, project
management & collection of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funding from Pasco County and
the City of Port Richey
● Completed the City’s Five (5) Year Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Budget in the for all City
Departments, including the PRCRA, which is required by the City’s Charter as well as the
City’s Comprehensive Plan
● Recommended and implemented the City’s first (1st) Strategic Planning process in
approximately ten years, which included determining the City’s vision, mission and values
statements, developing tactical goals and action plans over the next year, five (5) years, fifteen
(15) years and beyond, analyzing organizational inefficiencies and producing various materials
for inclusion in the City’s Strategic Business Plan
● Reorganized the City’s Building Department (renamed “Growth Management/Economic
Development”) to encourage planning, development/redevelopment, City and Community
Grants, Building and Code Enforcement as well as to reduce redundancy, promote and
provide higher levels of services to citizens and customers and increase employee quality of
work life
● Developed and recommended five (5) Community (i.e., residential and business) Grant
Programs utilizing PRCRA funding to encourage development/redevelopment that has resulted
in a $3 increase in taxable value for each grant dollar awarded
● Worked with various private and public entities to ensure continued development within the
City and its Utility Service Area within a slumping economy – 2 new hotels, 1 new car
dealership, 1 miniature golf course, 1 new car wash, New Entrance into the State of Florida’s
Werner Boyce State Park & a multi-story residential developments condo project
● Addressed numerous long-term foreclosure and Code Enforcement issues (i.e., demolition of
the Port Richey Mobile Home Park) to assist with the safety of community residents and
businesses as well as enhancing the property for future development
● Oversaw the City’s multi-million dollar dredging project (30 canals) that was developed to
assist with the navigation of community’s waterways, to promote tourism and economic
development, remove dangerous contaminants to ensure safe waterways and improve the
City’s overall property valuations. This project included obtaining state and federal permitting,
engineering design and approval of the temporary and permanent spoil sites,
protection of sensitive environmental lands as well as surrounding residential and commercial
properties
● Re-established working relationships with Pasco County and surrounding municipalities to
enhance economic development partnership opportunities as well as to assist in reducing
costs and increasing service delivery
● Resolved and completed the EAR Amendments to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, which
included the development and approval of the City’s initial School Concurrency Element
● Prepared and awarded various federal and state grant funding applications, including: Florida
Department of Transportation (FDOT) Highway Landscape Reimbursement and Maintenance
program, $150,000, Community Development Block Grant Proposal (CDBG), $32,000 per
year; Florida Department of Community Affairs (FDCA) - Division of Emergency Management
Flood Mitigation Residential Grant Program, $731,634
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Entitlements, LLC
President – Managing Member 2004 to 2007
● Responsible for the property entitlement process for twenty (20) residential and mixed-use
development projects (over 5,500 residential dwelling units and more than 600,000 sq.ft. of
office/commercial/hotel/retail space) for Sun Holdings, LLC, Savona Holdings, LLC and
Orlando CityPlace I & II resulting in an estimated increased total valuation of $4.5 billion for all
properties
● Assessed site viability based on concurrency (i.e., schools, utilities, roads, recreation, etc.) and
environmental standards & presented findings with recommended actions to Principal(s)
● Assisted in identifying, targeting, negotiating and finalizing land acquisition opportunities
through a strong working knowledge of property purchase contracts and legal issues
associated with the acquisition and development of raw and entitled properties
● Coordinated with local, county, state and federal governmental entities as required to secure
all regulatory approvals necessary for site development, including annexation, land use and
zoning designations, school capacity agreements, Preliminary Site Plan (PSP) and Final
Engineering approvals
● Managed all contracted activities by civil, transportation and geological engineers, landscape
planners, environmentalists, surveyors, architects and general contractors in the development
of acquired properties
● Networked and built excellent relations with numerous City/County Elected and Appointed
Officials and staff, developers, financial institutions and builders to develop contacts, maintain
market awareness and provide information necessary to remain a strong competitor in within
Florida’s rapidly growing development markets
● Monitored the development and growth activities of outside developers to prepare for the
appropriate mobilization of resources and the company’s long-term building program
City of Davenport, Florida
City Manager 2003 to 2004
Population 2,059 22 Employees $3.5 Million Annual Budget
● Responsible for the daily oversight of all municipal operations, including: Fire, Police,
Finance/Budget, Water, Wastewater, Parks and Recreation, Planning and Building, Public
Works and Personnel
● Developed and implemented a professional City Council Agenda process (i.e., agenda,
comprehensive agenda item summaries that provides the City Council, the public and the
media with all information on all issues prior to taking action)
● Oversaw all aspects of Disaster Relief and Emergency Operations and Assistance during
Hurricane Charley and Hurricane Frances, including relocation of devastated Police Station
and other public facilities, food, water and ice distribution, debris removal, Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and State of Florida funding reimbursement
● Created and implemented plan to establish Impact Fees to assist in funding capital purchases
ensuring increased service levels due to expected population boom (e.g., more than 1,000
homes over next two years)
● Annexed more than 1,000 acres into City Limits (i.e., Voluntary & Involuntary Annexation
process) that resulted in more than doubling the size of the City’s boundaries
● Successfully negotiated an annexation and utility services agreement with a neighboring City
ensuring the City’s future residential, commercial and industrial growth potential
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● Implemented plan to provide wastewater services to meet new growth demands and existing
population demands by end of 2004, including the development and construction of more than
2.5 miles of wastewater force main, 2.9 miles of wastewater gravity lines, lift stations and a
temporary Tubular Extended Aeration “Blue Tube” Facility with an expected permanent
concrete Double Oxidation Ditch facility to be established within five (5) years
● Oversaw the City’s $500,000 Stormwater Improvement Project – Phase I, which included the
installation of in-line filtration devices, obtaining drainage easements and replacement of
antiquated collection system
● Purchased ±30 acres of property to support the future development of City’s wastewater
treatment facility, third water well and new Public Works Administration offices
● Established and implemented a Personnel Policy Handbook, which included Drug Free
Workplace, Family Medical Leave, Safety and Commercial Motor Vehicle policies
● Reorganized various City Departments to reduce redundancy, promote and provide higher
levels of services to citizens and customers and increase employee quality of work life
● Prepared and awarded various federal and state grant funding applications, including: United
States Environmental Protection Agency State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) program,
$336,800, Community Development Block Grant Proposal (CDBG), $44,496 per year; United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Loan & Grant, $2,113,000
City of Auburndale, Florida
Assistant City Manager 2002 to 2003
Assistant to the City Manager 1999 to 2002
Population 11,167 184 Employees $15.9 Million Annual Budget
● Worked directly with the City Manager in directing and overseeing all municipal operations,
including: Fire, Police, Finance/Budget, Water, Wastewater, Parks and Recreation, Building
and Zoning, Public Works, City Clerk and Library
● Responsible for preparing the City’s annual 2002/2003, $15.9 million budget request, including
payroll, expenditures, revenues and capital improvements [Five (5) Year Capital Improvement
Program]
● Responsible for all aspects of Personnel operations, including employee benefits (i.e., health,
dental and life insurance), hiring (i.e., job descriptions, advertisements, employee orientation),
salary studies, termination, discipline, worker’s compensation, CDL License Random Drug and
Breath Alcohol Screening, Drug Free Workplace program, Employee Assistance Program,
COBRA, FMLA, Restricted/Light Duty
● Lead negotiator in bargaining the City’s annual labor agreements with the West Central Florida
Police Benevolent Association
● Served to promote and create economic development activities within City to increase taxable
values, create jobs and enhance financial benefits to existing commercial and residential
industries, including the siting of a Coca-Cola Manufacturing Plant (660,000 sq.ft. with 300 new
jobs located in the CRA district), Calpine Osprey Energy Center (Merchant Power Plant
providing additional taxable value equal to ½ of City’s current total taxable value) and Wal-Mart
Super Center (400 new jobs and clean-up of existing Brownfield site)
● Oversaw and directed all operations of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA),
including preparing the CRA’s 2002/2003, $356,921 budget request, economic development,
project management & collection of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funding from Polk County
and the City of Auburndale
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City of Haines City, Florida
Assistant to the City Manager/
Main Street Executive Director 1997 to 1999
Population 13,000 150 Employees $13 Million Annual Budget
● Directly assisted with the development of the 1998/1999, $13 million City budget request
● Charged with overseeing all operations and supervision of the Haines City Community
Redevelopment Agency (CRA) district
● Responsible for overseeing and directing all operations of the Haines City Main Street
Program, including preparing the annual budget request, revitalization of the City’s historic
central business district, promotion and economic development of the district, project
management, raising revenues (i.e., membership dues & fund raisers)
● Prepared various federal and state grant award applications, including: Florida Department of
State Special Category Grant Applications, $620,000; Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Proposal, $128,000 per year; Polk Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
Transportation Enhancement Project Grant, $209,000; Claude Pepper Florida Cities Award,
$15,000
● Participated in the privatization of City functions (i.e., sanitation and fleet maintenance)
resulting in savings of more than $150,000
● Prepared various Emergency Management applications and programs (e.g., prepared the
City’s $30,000 request for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and the State of Florida and coordinated the development of the City’s Local Mitigation
Strategy, $7,500)
City of West Palm Beach, Florida
Management Assistant - Mayor’s Office 1996 to 1997
Population 75,000 1,250 Employees $195 Million Annual Budget
● Prepared and presented the 1997/1998, $16 million budget request for the Mayor’s Office
● Participated in the Strategic Planning and Reorganization process, which included determining
the City’s vision, mission and values statements, developing tactical goals and action plans,
analyzing organizational inefficiencies and producing various materials for inclusion in the
City’s Strategic Business Plan
● Implemented City reorganization of personnel as a result of the City’s Strategic Planning
Process (e.g., job descriptions, “bumping” of displaced personnel, employee layoffs)
● Reviewed and recommended department Budget and Capital Improvement Project (CIP)
requests prior to submission to the City Commission
● Supported the lead negotiator in bargaining labor contracts (e.g., salary and step plans, sick
and vacation leave, and pension plan language)
● Developed financial analysis reports for the Defined Benefit Pension Plan Termination
negotiations with the Service Employees International Union, the Professional Managers and
Supervisors Association representatives and retirees
● Served on committee that recommended the privatization of various City services (i.e.,
janitorial maintenance and City mowing services) resulting in savings of more than $200,000
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EDUCATION
Master of Public Administration, 1995
Florida State University
Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy
Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, 1993
Florida Atlantic University
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
● International City/County Management Association (ICMA), 1996 to present
● Florida City and County Management Association (FCCMA), 1996 to present
● Florida City and County Management Association Board of Director, 2000 to 2004
● ICMA Credentialed Manager Candidate, 2003
● National Incident Management System (NIMS) – Various Certificates of Achievement, 2009