Kenneth Weaver, Ph.D. Email and Phone Number

Provide consulting service in: change-leadership, sustainable governance, operations, and development for organizations and communities; strategic planning; land use planning; community and economic development.

Served as Chief Executive Officer of the city government. Responsible for all city functions, departments, and personnel. Managed port and harbour development and operations; fiscal management and budgeting, personnel administration. Supervised public safety including police, fire and emergency services; public works, finance department, and port department. Developed a community vision plan, capital budget, and capital improvement plan.

Taught on online graduate course in Budgeting for Public and Nonprofit Organizations in the Community Development Master's Degree program at South Dakota State University.

Taught a graduate course in Urban Planning in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Prepared the course syllabus and course materials, provided course instruction, and facilitated the seminar and guided the workshop involving a planning project for a proposed town center for a suburban community in Alaska. Served as a guest lecturer in a land use planning course

Served as Cheif Executive Officer of the city government operating under the council-manager system of government. Reported to the Mayor and City Council. Supervised all city operations, departments, employees, and functions. Served a budget officer, personnel officer, and city planning director. Managed deep sea port, marina, and dock operations, economic development, grant writing, public facilitity planning, redevelopment of industrial canery site. Responsible for labor relations and collective bargianing.

. Served as the chief executive officer of a city of 8,200 in Western Nebraska with 75 employees and a budget of over $13,000,000. Supervised all departments and operations including: police, fire, public works, utilities, and administration. Served as the Budget Officer, Personnel Officer, and Planning and Zoning Administrator. Performed community development and planning. Obtained the adoption of a new comprehensive plan and revised subdivision and telecommunication ordinance. Reviewed and processed new development proposals. Instituted an in-service training program for city department heads.

. Served as the chief executive officer of a city of 5,200 in Western Alaska with 90 employees and a budget of $12,000,000. Supervised all departments and operations including police, fire, public works, port, finance, community services, and administration. Served as Budget Officer and Personnel Officer. Performed grant writing, community and economic development, labor relations, risk management, community and intergovernmental relations. Successfully lobbied the state legislature and obtained funding to complete a $25,000,000.00 sea wall project. Settled a collective bargaining contract with the employee union. Negotiated the conveyance of land settlement with the native corporation. Rebuilt the police department after the elimination of corruption and mismanagement.

. Served as the chief executive officer of a city of 10,000 in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan area with 45 employees and a budget of $5,100,000. Supervised all departments, functions, and employees. Also, served as Budget Officer, City Clerk, Personnel Officer, and Controller. Wrote and obtained grants. Managed labor relations. Eliminated tax liens to carry out slum clearance. Obtained $8,000,000 from the legislature for the rehabilitation of a municipal bridge.

. Served as the chief executive officer of a city of 5,000 in Southern Oregon with 16 employees and a budget of over $2,500,000. Supervised all departments, functions, and employees. Also, served as City Planning Director. Performed personnel, budget, and financial administration. Led programs to carryout community-wide strategic planning, comprehensive land use planning, economic development, and park and recreation planning and development. Facilitated the development of a major PGA golf course and planned residential development. Helped the City receive the "Tree City USA" award for its urban forestry program. Also, helped the City to undertake a water and sewer system improvement program.

. Served as the chief executive officer of a city in East Tennessee of 4,500 with 35 employees and a budget of over $2,500,000. Supervised all departments, and employees. Performed personnel, budget, and financial administration. Led programs to carryout community and economic development. Assisted the City in receiving the Governor's "Three Star" award for economic development. Directed the development of a municipal industrial park.