Candidate for
Council Member; City of Pleasant Hill

My name is: Jim Bonato

My age is: 64

My occupation is: Planning Commissioner/Retired Manufacturing VP and U.S. Army Reserve Officer

Education and Qualifications:

I'm a 24-year resident of Pleasant Hill committed to the betterment of our community.

My business experience and financial expertise as the retired Vice President of Operations for a major United States manufacturer and retired Army Reserve Colonel have given me leadership skills and the ability to embrace challenge. Both will serve me well to ensure fiscal discipline and maintain a balanced budget and healthy reserve fund.

I'm involved in many volunteer and leadership roles in our community: President, Fourth of July Commission; founder, Firecracker 5K Fun Run raising more than $70,000 for Pleasant Hill schools; member and past president of Pleasant Hill Rotary. I was 2007 Citizen of the Year.

I founded and am Program Manager for Pleasant Hill CERT, training over 400 residents in neighborhood disaster preparedness.

As a Planning Commissioner for 5 years, I've reframed our ordinances to preserve what's best about our neighborhoods and help businesses flourish. As a member of the Economic Development Committee, I'm helping rebrand the City, attracting businesses to sustain our sales tax base.

My wife Sandy and I have raised our children here and we too love Pleasant Hill. I'll work hard to maintain City services to enhance neighborhoods and keep our community strong.

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