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Armando G. Martinez
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I believe in clear transparency with the City’s elected officials, the citizenry, and employees.
You are better off admitting to a mistake than to cover it up or attempt to justify it. I believe in
being clearly visible and available to all. I enjoy mentoring and recruiting talented individuals to
be the future leaders of the organization. To be a true leader is to gain respect not by the
authority granted through a position, but through the trust and respect of those employees under
you. I believe in leading by example, treating others with the respect and courtesy one desire for
themselves, and creating a positive work environment wherein every member of the organization
plays an important role.
The elected officials for whom I have worked would be my best references, and can corroborate
that I am the person with the qualities described above. I would add that I have over thirty three
years in public service, twenty seven of which I served a community in the City of Miami with a
population of over 400,000. I believe that my comprehensive public safety experience gives me
an added advantage only gained by experience and that cannot be learned in books.
My accomplishments in Bunnell include:
‣ Recruited and hired an experienced and professional management team, who were people
oriented, to replace Department Directors that were unqualified and not willing to move the
city in a new direction. They also had an autocratic leadership style that was hurting morale
and efficiency.
‣ Updated and established new written directives for the City of Bunnell, to include a General
Rules of Conduct, Disaster Mobilization Plan, and a Safety Plan for employees.
‣ Created a new user friendly website to enhance the City’s ability to attract new
development, along with enhancing our level of service at no cost to the City.
‣ Realigned and streamlined expenditures, which permitted us to create the following
positions: City Planner, Grant Writer, Assistant Finance Director, and Police Captain. We
were also able to provide employees with a 3% COLA – an increase denied by the prior
administration for lack of funding.
‣ Created Budget Sheets outlining expenditures leading to line item on budgets, and
justification for each individual department budgets.
‣ Enhanced the Community Development Department from a one person operation, to a
cohesive team ready to promote development in our city and rewrite our Comprehensive
Plan.
‣ Represented the City of Bunnell with the State of Florida Department of Community
Affairs concerning changes to our comprehensive plan and land use amendments as a result
of the largest land annexation in the State of Florida 87,000 acres.
‣ Coordinated and facilitated the adaptation of the City’s new Comprehensive Plan with the
State of Florida’s Department of Community Affairs. Currently working on the Land
Development Codes.
‣ Established the City’s first computer network and negotiated computers, laptop computers,
and Information Technology Support for the City from the Flagler County Sheriff’s office
at no extra cost.
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