Jesse Forquer Email & Phone Number

Allegheny Co And Washington Co, , Pa.

“First and current “Director of Montour Trail Security”. My work with the Montour Trail began in 1998. In 1998 with the recommendation of Robinson Township Allegheny Co. Police Chief Dale Vietmeier, I then began working with the Montour Trail Council to establish a group of civilian “Trail Monitor Patrols”. I served as a voting member of the Montour Trail Board of Directors for 6 Years. It is notable that the Montour Trail is an all volunteer organization and starting the Patrol group was a group effort. In 2004 by an MTC Board motion I was appointed the “Director of Montour Trail Security”. Although currently not a voting Board Member, I report directly to the Board and provide monthly “Security Reports”. I also serve as the emergency contact with four Police jurisdictions and as the liaison with both the Allegheny County 911 Emergency Center and the Washington County 911 Emergency Center. Public Relations are very important part of the Director’s position. It has been my pleasure to work with with the public and all of the police departments along the Montour Trail. The October 2011 edition of West Allegheny West Magazine published an article I wrote titled “Area Police Keep the Montour Trail Safe; Use Trail for Personal Fitness and Enjoyment”. The Police do a very professional job of keeping the Trail safe and I plan on doing more to get that story out to the public in the future.The Montour Trail is an all Volunteer organization. The Montour Trail is a multi-use non-motorized recreational rail-trail near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and will ultimately extend 46 miles from Moon Township near Coraopolis to Clairton. For more information concerning the Montour Trail please visit: http://montourtrail.org/ .

Robinson Township Allegheny Co. Pa

Served as a Commissioner in Robinson Township, Allegheny Co., Pa., between 2010 and 2013. I was immediately appointed the Chair of the Finance Committee and oversaw the restructuring of Robinson’s financial management. Under my leadership a new auditing firm and a financial manager were hired. Prior to my election audits were taking as long as 2 years to complete and bridge loans were required at the beginning of the year. Under my leadership starting in 2010 audits were completed promptly and the balance forward from the prior year grew to 2 Million Dollars and tax increases were not required. The most troubling issue that was uncovered during my term was the underfunding of the Mall JCP and Peripheral TIF Bonds issued by the Allegheny Co. Development Authority for the Mall at Robinson and surrounding business properties. Those issues were uncovered because of an internal audit that I directed our Financial Manager to initiate. As a result of the findings and restructuring the debt, that problem should be resolved and the bonds for both TIF district should be paid off on schedule. The tax collector’s office was also streamlined. For 2 years of term ending in 2013, I served as Vice Chairman of the Board.

Pittsburgh Pa, Southern France And Sout Africa Etc.

I have over 45 years of experience in business and engineering. I began my career in 1963 as an Electrical Draftsman and held positions with Swindell Dressler, United States Steel and Kaiser Engineers. Between 1969 and 2009 I was with the same core group that started as Dravo and then went through the following ownerships: McNally Wellman, Svedala and Metso Minerals. In my almost 40 years with those organizations I held the following positions: Senior Electrical Designer, Electrical Engineer, Senior Electrical Engineer, Senior Field Engineer, Contract Manager France and Senior Electrical Buyer, Estimator, Engineer, I also served on the Corporate Purchasing Council for 4 years. In 2009 I was elected to the Robinson Township Board of Commissioners in Allegheny County, Pa .I served as Vice Chair of the Robinson Twp Board of Commissioners for 2 years and Chaired the Finance Committee for 4 years. I am currently retired and continue to work do volunteer work for the Knights of Columbus and the Montour Trail.