Candidate for
Council Member; City of Ripon

I am running for the Ripon City Council to keep Ripon the QUALITY COMMUNITY that all us know and love. I believe in the political process of open debate that results in collaborative, informed, and professional community decisions. My approach would be to listen and work with all members of the community and the city council. With honesty and integrity I would like to place emphasis for Ripon in the following areas:

- In June of 2005 the current council increased the growth limit to 6% by a 3-2 vote we must evaluate the cap of maximum allowable building permits in any given year. - Ripon cannot grow so fast that it changes the character of the community.

- Develop recreation facilities. - I will Continue to be an advocate for the needs of LOCAL youth and recreation in the community.

- Attract quality businesses to our business enterprise areas - I will work towards attracting business that will bring employment to Ripon... not large retail boxes.

- Improve and maintain a vital downtown\improve parking. - Maintaining communication between city hall and downtown merchants will bring solutions and improvements.

- Support community-based, tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations. - Organizations that directly support Ripon seniors, children, families, vets, and those in need are the soul and backbone of a quality community.

Tim Hern and his family have been residents of Ripon since 1990. Tim and his wife, Ann chose the Ripon community for its quality, safety, family values, and peacefulness. Tim Hern and his family follow the philosophy to always give to the community. Tim's two oldest children Jason, with wife Amy, and Grand Daughter Kimmie and Ryan and his wife Meagan have settled with their families in Ripon. Jason a local business owner and Ryan teaching Math at Ripon High School. Joellen is a college student at Delta and will transfer to Stan State, Amanda is a Freshman at Delta and Jenn is a Junior at Ripon High School. Thus, Tim has taken an active role in the education, recreation, and business communities. Council Member Since 2000, Mayor 2002-2004. Ripon High Booster's President - 1994-97. Ripon High School Site Council Member 1994-98, President - 1995-97 Ripon Babe Ruth Coach - 1991-98. Ripon Babe Ruth President - 1993-98. Family-run local business owner - Ripon Video Ripon Chamber of Commerce Member-1997- present. Ripon Small Business of the Year, 2002. Tim holds a B. A. with a double major in Design and Industry and Social Science with an emphasis in History and Political Science from San Francisco State University and a M.S. in Education from California State University, Hayward. He has been a school board member and president for a private school in Livermore. He has 34 years experience with public agencies both at local and state levels. Tim is currently the Assistant Superintendent of Business Services for the Oakdale Joint Unified School District managing over 60 million dollars in construction and modernization projects and an annual budget of 40 million dollars