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Jerry Kurz
1728 votes
18.9%
- Occupation: Monterey County Business Owner
- Ph. D. of Mechanical Engineering
- President and Owner of Kurz Instruments, Inc.
- Volunteer Fireman/EMT in 1977 with CVFPD until about 1983
- Appointed CVFD Board of Directors in 1983, and served continously until 1993
- Appointed Director of the new CVFD shortly after consolidation
Priorities:
- Better communications between the volunteers, the paid staff, Chief Reade and the Board of Directors in order to improve the consolidation process.
- Continue to press Monterey County for the unpaid tax revenues due the CVFD
- Fight to keep the "172" funds that are targeted to be taken by the state government.
Bill Parham
1606 votes
17.5%
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
Jim Conrad
1286 votes
14.0%
Robert W. "Bob" Rice
1201 votes
13.1%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- B.A., Kansas State Univ., journalism
- Current board member, Carmel Valley Fire District
- Current board president, Carmel Regional Fire Ambulance
- 15-year volunteer firefighter
Priorities:
- Maintain excellent fire and emergency medical services for Carmel Valley residents
- Support our volunteer and professional firefighters and emergency medical personnel in every way possible
- Meet current fiscal challenges
Sharon Waller
1010 votes
11.0%
Gaudenz Panholzer
998 votes
10.9%
- Occupation: Firefighter
- 25+ years experience in fire fighting, both volunteer and paid
- Served as President of Carmel Highlands Volunteer Fire Department for 8 years
- Currently a Fire Captain with City of San Jose Fire Department
- BS from UC Berkeley, Masters in Public Administration coursework completed at San Jose State University
Priorities:
- Ensure the continuation of high level of service
- Work to solidify the recent consolidation
- Effectively represent the numerous interest groups in the policy making process
Ron W. Builta
924 votes
10.1%
Cathryn "Dinny" Craviotto
376 votes
4.1%
- Occupation: Businesswoman
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