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Home My WebLink AboutCandidate Statement - GreenwoodCANDIDATE'S STATEMENT Municipal Offices TO THE CANDIDATE: The Candidate's Statement is optional. ?q?R Indicate your decision below and return this form with your Nomination Documents. ❑ I DO NOT wish to submit a Candidate's Statement. Candidate's Initials OFFICIAL USE ONLY JUL 23 P. q: DL ❑ VIG Electronic TO CANDIDATE SUBMITTING A CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT: Option 1 Option 2 Electronic Distribution ONLY ❑■ ounty Voter Information Guide & Electronic Distribution Required Deposit: 260 Required Deposit: $ 600 Deposit paid with City L! Deposit paid with City Clerk. Clerk. I understand that I must pay my pro rata share of the actual cost. I agree that if my pro rata share exceeds the deposit, I will pay the difference when billed. Candidate Signature Elections Code Section § 13307 authorizes candidate's statement for electronic distribution. 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Candidate Signature NOTE: Pursuant to Elections Code Section § 13308 Candidate statements shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate's own personal background and qualifications and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate's qualifications, character, or activities. The Registrar of Voters will not print or circulate any statement that makes reference to other candidates. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE GUIDELINES FOR COMPUTING THE WORD COUNT: Punctuation is not counted. Dictionary words and single characters ............................................ The words "a," "the," "and," "an," are counted as individual words. One word All proper nouns, including geographical names, shall be considered as one word. One word For example, "City and County of San Francisco." ............................... Abbreviations — UCLA, U.C.L.A., PTA, P.T.A., USMC, U.S.M.C.............. One word Hyphenated words appearing in any standard reference dictionary.......... One word Dates - All digits (5/30/05).............................................................. One word Words and digits (May 30, 2005) ...................................................... One word Whole number digits (1 or 10 or 100, etc.) .......................................... One word Spelled out (one or ten or one hundred) ............................................. One for each word Numeric combinations (1978, 18'/2, 1971-73, 5%) ................................ One word Monetary amounts (if the dollar sign is used with figures - $1,000) ........... One word Spelled out (one thousand dollars) .................................................... One for each word Telephone numbers...................................................................... One word Internet web site address................................................................ One word If the text exceeds the word limit, the candidate must edit the statement to comply with the official word count before the statement can be filled. NAME OF OFFICE SOUGHT: Palm Desert City Council • WARD • DIVISION f-ri • TRUSTEE AREA (IF ANY) ■ FULL TERM SHORT TERM JURISDICTION: District 5 cz-Poti.,,� - NAM OF DISTRICT OCCUPATION: Architect, Business Owner AGE: 45 (OPTIONAL, If left blank your Ballot Designation will be CONTEST ID: Briefly state your Education and Qualifications: Please verify with the City Clerk about word count. OFFICIAL USE ONLY C- - '2 '''-r ....J o,_ = C.. - TOTAL WORD COUNT: Palm Desert is a great city. We must keep it that way. As a lifelong resident, Palm Desert High School graduate, husband of 25 years, father of three, Palm Desert business owner, and licensed California architect, I have built my life and career in the community I proudly call home. For the past fourteen years, I've served as a Palm Desert Planning Commissioner, guiding responsible growth, and protecting our mountains and desert. I have the experience and vision to lead our city. As a leader at an influential architectural firm and as a HOA President for more than 20 years, I work to bring people together, solve complex challenges, and build consensus. Our City deserves the same approach: listening to residents, conducting diligent research, collaborating respectfully, and protecting taxpayer dollars. My priorities are clear: support public safety, respect neighborhoods, promote businesses, and strengthen community engagement, because the best decisions begin with listening to the people we serve. I have built a life of consistency, dependability, and integrity. I believe in public service and giving back to the city that my family and I call home. I respectfully ask for your vote for Palm Desert City Council, District 5. CV cr F tI Palm Desert is a great city. We must keep it that way. 12- Asa lifelong resident, Palm Desert High School graduate, husband of 25 years, father of I) three, Palm Desert business owner, and licensed California architect, I have built my life and career in the community I proudly call home. I3 For the past fourteen years, I've served as a Palm Desert Planning Commissioner, guiding :j 1 1;J responsible growth, and protecting our mountains and desert. I have the experience and L vision to lead our city. 1Asa leader at an influential architectural firm and as a HOA President for more than 20 14 years, I work to bring people together, solve complex challenges, and build consensus. Our 1I City deserves the same approach: listening to residents, conducting diligent research, 10 collaborating respectfully, and protecting taxpayer dollars. 11 My priorities are clear: support public safety, respect neighborhoods, promote businesses, lZ and strengthen community engagement, because the best decisions begin with listening to 4 the people we serve. Ib I have built a life of consistency, dependability, and integrity. I believe in public service and 2� 12 giving back to the city that my family and I call home. to 10 I respectfully ask for your vote for Palm Desert City Council, District 5.