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Paul “Andy” Stewart
Tab 11
Intelligent.
Strengths:
Knows how to obtain grants, financially savvy, and has vision.
Weaknesses: None identified.
Steven Glenn - Town Commissioner, Dundee, FL 678-571-3027
Mr. Glenn is a Town Commissioner who has worked with Mr. Stewart on many projects. Mr.
Glenn hates the idea of Mr. Stewart leaving his position in Dundee.
When Mr. Stewart assumed the position of City Manager, Dundee was in a financial bind and
did not have a balanced budget. He evaluated the efficacy of assigned staff duties and
discovered overlaps and redundancies. Consequently he restructured staff duties, reassigned
responsibilities, and provided cross training. Mr. Stewart promised he could streamline city
operations and proved it by drafting a balanced budget.
Mr. Stewart is detailed oriented and provides clear explanations to the Town Commission. For
example, Mr. Stewart sought approval for additional lighting in one of the local parks. Dundee
had recently received grant funds for lighting, but Mr. Stewart was requesting funds for
additional lighting. The Commission could not understand his rationale for this request. So,
using his engineering skills, Mr. Steward produced a draft drawing of the park, with proposed
lamp locations and the number of lumens each lamp could provide for each specific area. His
detailed drawings allowed the Commission to clearly understand that the park would not be
effectively illuminated or provide adequate public safety without that additional lighting. The
Commission agreed with him and approved the additional funds.
One of Mr. Stewart’s strengths is his ability to reach out to the public and provide excellent
customer service. As part of his daily duties he attends to customers who have complaints about
utility billing. Once, a customer was adamant that she had been overcharged on her water bill.
Mr. Stewart listened to her reasoning and chose to send a test crew to her property. The crew
conducted a five-gallon test procedure against the meter reading. The results indicated there was
a leak somewhere on her property. The crew then troubleshot the problem and found the leak
coming from a single sprinkler head. They replaced the head on the spot. Mr. Stewart followed
up with the customer later, and she was very thankful for the test and resolution.
The City of Dundee has grown at a higher rate than it had previously experienced. City officials
believe this increased rate is partly due to Mr. Stewart’s ability to encourage new developers to
consider building in Dundee. Mr. Stewart meets with potential developers long before the
Commission gets involved. During these meetings he outlines Dundee’s strengths and resources,
and its economic and demographic statistics. With these presentations he is able to assess which
developers would be the best fit for Dundee, saving a considerable amount of decision making
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