Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutTorglers, David - Resume David J. Torgler 221 8th Street, 3-A Leavenworth, Washington 98826 Cell Phone: 970-531-6651 Email Address: david.torgler@yahoo.com Professional Experience City of Leavenworth, Washington ~ City Administrator ~ 01/2009 – 11/2009 Population: 2,300 FY 2009 Budget: $12.2 million Full Time Employees: 35, Seasonal Employees: 40+ Leavenworth is a tourist destination on the east side of the Cascade Mountain Range approximately two hours east of Seattle. Best known as the “Bavarian Village” this city transformed itself from a railroad and lumber town into a tourist destination beginning in the 1960’s, capitalizing on its mountain environment and location along Highway 2. Home now for many wineries, outdoor activities, arts, special events, hotels and restaurants featuring Bavarian cuisine Leavenworth thrives on tourism. The City provides government services directly for streets, parks, water, sanitary and storm sewer, and general government services and indirectly for public safety and court service through contracts with Chelan County and other providers. The City finances its operations primarily through sales taxes and user fees and is less dependent on property taxes. Major Accomplishments:  Developed the City’s first multi-year budget and financial plan. Improved revenue forecasts to accurately plan for the operations and maintenance expenses.  Developed the city’s first vehicle and equipment replacement plan without increasing taxes.  Developed an investment strategy that has provided a greater rate of return than Washington State’s public investment pools. As of October 2009 the investments are returning nearly four times the pool’s return on investments.  Initiated development of the City’s first employee performance review process. Union negotiations to gain acceptance started.  Started a curbside, single stream residential recycling program, replacing a volunteer run drop-off center. Retained the City’s profitable residential and commercial in-house garbage collection service. Maintained collection responsiveness and efficiencies allowing employees to be dual tasked with other City services.  Prompted a review of potential internal funding sources for the underfunded Amtrak rail road station. Established minimum fund balance amounts to improve financial security and lay the groundwork for the 2010-2012 Budget and Financial Plan.  Prepared recommendations to address 125+ outstanding and underfunded/unfunded commitments. Solutions and priorities were developed and presented to the Council at a pre-budget strategic planning meeting. Town of Winter Park, Colorado ~ Town Manager ~ 8/2007 to 9/2008 Population: 850 Full Time; 15,000 Seasonal. FY 2008 Budget: $8.7million. Full Time Employees: 32, Part Time Employees: 12 Winter Park is a home rule municipality incorporating two older Grand County mountain communities, Hideaway Park and Idlewild, under the council-manager form of government and holding its first municipal election in 1984. Located in the mountains west of Denver and north of I-70 the Town is a resort community, home to the Winter Park Resort, and a wide variety of resort support businesses making this a year round destination resort and home to many second home owners. Major Accomplishments:  Developed the Town’s first multi-year budget and financial plan, including Capital Improvement Plan financing.  Pursued several grants to supplement local financing of operating (forestry) and capital (road and railroad intersection) expenses.   Developed an investment strategy that provided a greater rate of return than provided by Colorado’s two municipal investment pools while allowing liquidity for city projects.  Collaboratively worked with the Town Council and senior staff members to adopt a competitive total compensation package for town employees.  Worked with officials from neighboring communities to develop successful strategies for intergovernmental cooperation.  Worked with local and regional officials on the development of transportation systems. City of Burlington, Wisconsin ~ City Administrator ~ 12/1999 to 8/2007 Population: 10,800 est. FY 2007 Budget: $19.5million Full Time Employees: 63 Part Time Employees: 10 First settled in the early 1830’s Burlington is the home of several lakes, numerous parks, annual festivals, an historic downtown, and is the regional commercial business and employment hub. Burlington is home to several manufacturers including Nestlé’s, Saint Gobain (formerly Ball Foster), Air Liquid, J.W. Peters, Lynch Diversified Vehicles (LDV), Lavelle Industries and Bassett Wheels providing a diverse job pool for local employment. Major Accomplishments:  Completed downtown $31 million transportation, utility infrastructure, Brownfield remediation, housing and historic district TIF redevelopment project.  Worked with the City Council to develop, adopt and implement the City’s fourth TIF project plan to address Brownfield issues and promote industrial growth.  Worked with the Mayor and City Council to improve intergovernmental relations with neighboring Towns.  Worked with State officials and neighboring communities to plan, finance and construct a highway by-pass around the City’s perimeter.  Annexed several hundred acres of improved and unimproved properties and nearly two miles of highway corridor in order to promote private sector commercial growth and development along a four lane divided highway.  Developed and implemented updated zoning codes to promote residential, commercial and industrial economic development and redevelopment.  Held strategic planning sessions every two years with the City Council, residents of the City and members of the local business community.  Held public meetings to inform the public of transportation improvement plans, large commercial development projects and wellhead (water) protection plans. Village of Itasca, Illinois ~ Village Administrator ~ 2/1996 to 11/1999 Population: 7,585; (daytime population est. 50,000) FY 1998/99 Budget: $16.6 million. Full Time Employees: 42, Part Time Employees: 11 Located in northeastern DuPage County, the Village is home to several large office developments known as The Chancellory at Hamilton Lakes, Hamilton Lakes East and Spring Lake Business Park. Itasca is also home to a large non- smoke stack industrial park known as the Central Manufacturing District. Among the corporations located in Itasca are Arthur J. Gallagher, Inc., First Midwest Bank, the National Safety Council, Riverside Publishing, Midas, Inc., Playboy, Hamilton Partners, Boise Cascade Office Products Division, and Nestles. As the Village’s first Administrator integration of this position into the former strong mayor form of government was one of the accomplishments of my three year tenure. Other major accomplishments included: completion of a coordinated facilities study of the Village’s infrastructure which led to a five year, $10.5 million, CIP program, development of annual budgets with three year financial plans, updating of the personnel policy handbook, development of salary schedules, development of a personnel evaluation system, participation in the successful negotiation of a five-year collective bargaining agreement, and successful applications for over $1 million of State and Federal funding for local infrastructure projects. Village of Addison, Illinois ~ Assistant Village Manager ~ 2/1989 to 2/1996 Population: 32,058. FY 1994/95 Budget: $22.5 million. As Assistant Village Manager of this growing Chicago suburb I participated as: personnel manager, risk manager, purchasing supervisor, supervisor of the centralized information system and serving as Acting Village Manager in the absence of the Village Manager. Education  May 1986 Master of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL Concentration in Urban Management.  April 1982 Bachelor of Science, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. MI Majors: Public Administration and History. Professional Associations, Affiliations and Positions International/National: International City/County Management Association member (1986 – present). State: Washington City/County Management Association member (2009 – present), Colorado City/County Management Association member (2008 – 2009), Wisconsin City/County Management Association member (1999 – 2008), Illinois City/County Management Association member (1989 – 1999). Regional and Intergovernmental: I-70 Coalition board member (2008), Northwest Colorado Council of Governments board member (2008), DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference (DMMC) member, DMMC Legislative Committee member (1990 – 1999), DMMC Transportation Policy Committee Director (1998-1999) and DMMC Transportation Policy committee member (1996-1998). Risk/Loss Management: Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency (IRMA) Treasurer (1996), Operations Chair (1994-1995) Board Member (1994-1996) and Village delegate (1991 – 1999). Service Organizations: Rotary Club member (2000 – 2007, 2009) and board member (2001-2004), Projekt Bayern member (2009 - present) and Lion’s Club member (1996 – 1999).