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Administration
Tim Hansley is currently serving as the City Manager. He was appointed in July 2006 as the Director of Development. In that role he has responsibility for Engineering, Planning, Building Regulation, Code Enforcement, and Economic Development. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Capital University and a Masters degree from the University of Oklahoma; his major was Public Administration in both programs. Prior to coming to Pickerington, Tim served as City Manager in the Ohio cities of: Beavercreek, Conneaut, Dublin, Lebanon, and Tipp City. He also was the Director of Finance in Westerville and served in Cincinnati as a Management Analyst. Tim was an adjunct professor at Capital University and is teaching Public Safety Administration as an adjunct professor in the graduate program at Wright State University.
Stephen A. Carr was appointed Director of Parks and Recreation in November 1998. Carr’s professional background includes experience as Parks and Recreation Director for Grove City, Alumni Sports Tournament Director, Adult Sports Director for the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center and high school Social Studies and Physical Education teacher and football coach. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation (1991) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Education (1977) from The Ohio State University. Carr is a member of the National Recreation and Park Association, Ohio Parks and Recreation Association, Pickerington July 4th Festivities Committee. Carr serves as staff to the Parks and Recreation Board and the Pickerington Joint Field House Board. The Parks Maintenance and Recreation Divisions are under his direction. Mr. Carr is responsible for all Parks programs and events along with the maintenance and development of park land.
Edward J. Drobina was hired in August 2003 to fill the newly created position of Assistant Service Director and was promoted to Service Manager in July 2005. Mr. Drobina has 25 years experience in Water and Wastewater, and holds Class III licenses in both. He is a member of the American Water Works Association, Water Environmental Federation, and American Public Works Association. His management experience includes four years as the Operations Superintendent for Franklin County Sanitary Engineers prior to coming to Pickerington and serving as Village Administrator for Stockport (Morgan County) and Mount Gilead (Morrow County) . He is a member of the District 17 Integrating Committee which selects grant recipients for a six county area and has also completed numerous water and wastewater continuing education courses. He has instructed water and wastewater classes for the Ohio Operator Training Committee and Ohio Rural Water.
Jan Eichner was promoted to become the City of Pickerington's Income Tax Administrator on January 20th, 2003. Prior to that, Eichner served as the City's full-time Assistant Tax Administrator. She has worked as a tax clerk and payroll clerk since 1980. Eichner is an active member of the Greater Ohio Association of Tax Administrators and Columbus Area Tax Administrators organization. The City of Pickerington's Income Tax Division is responsible for collecting the city income tax.
Eichner is currently serving as President of the Greater Ohio
Association of Tax Administrators and is a member of Columbus Area
Tax Administrators Association.
Linda A. Fersch was appointed Clerk-Treasurer in 1979 and Director of Finance in 1981. She is also currently serving as the Interim Personnel Director. In 1987, she was also appointed as Tax Administrator and served as such until 2003. In 2002, she received the distinction of Certified Municipal Finance Administrator through the Association of Public Treasurers of the U.S. and Canada. She is a member of the Ohio
and National GFOA, Ohio Chapter and the National Chapter of Municipal
Treasurers Association of US and Canada, the Municipal Finance
Administrators Association, the Ohio and National Association of
Government Accountants (AGA), Central Ohio HR Networking Group and the
International Personnel Management Association (IPMA). She maintains the financial records of the municipality. She processes revenues and expenditures in accordance with the annual budget, local and state laws and generally accepted governmental accounting principles. She manages the investment of all City revenues ensuring not only safety and liquidity but maximizing earnings of taxpayers’ dollar.
The Finance Department received the Auditor of State's Award for
the 2204 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and was awarded the
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for
the years 2004 and 2005 by the Government Finance Officers
Association.
Lance A. Schultz has served as the Planning and Zoning Director for the City of Pickerington since September of 2001. Mr. Schultz received a Bachelor of Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati. Since his appointment, Mr. Schultz has facilitated the planning process by serving on the Planning and Zoning Commission, Service Committee of Council and the Board of Zoning Appeals. He also serves as Floodplain Administrator for the City and represents the City on the Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission. Mr. Schultz is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, American Planning Association and the Ohio Planning Conference.
Molly Schwartz was hired in May of 1998 for the position of Deputy Clerk of Court and was appointed Clerk of Court in June of 2001 by Mayor Randall L. Hughes. The City of Pickerington Mayor's Court serves as the Judicial branch for the City. It is held as an example of professionalism in the Central Ohio area. Ms. Schwartz also served as the Executive Secretary/Administrative Assistant to Mayor Hughes until his resignation in December of 2002, and currently serves in the same capacity for Mayor David Shaver.
Chief Michael Taylor has been a career officer with the City of Pickerington for over 28 years. He was appointed Chief of Police in January 2003. He has an excellent service record and impressive credentials. He is responsible for the operations of the Pickerington Police Department and manages both police and civilian personnel directly and through his supervisors. He regularity attends Safety Committee of Council and other governmental meetings. Chief Taylor is a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College, a 1998 graduate of the FBI National Academy and a 1994 graduate of Northwestern University’s Management of Police Staff and Command program. He also has 22 years’ experience as State-Certified Police Instructor with the Central Ohio Police Officer Training Academy. Chief Taylor is experienced in municipal and police operations and his appointment as Chief of Police allowed for an orderly transition in the police department upon the retirement of former Chief of Police John Fuller.
Brenda VanCleave was hired in April 2006 and serves as our on-staff engineer. Ms. VanCleave received her Master of Science from the University of Kentucky in 1999 in Biosystems Engineering and her Bachelor of Science from the Ohio State University in 1997 in Agricultural Engineering. Since then, she has worked as a civil engineering consultant in Ohio, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. Ms. VanCleave is a registered professional engineer in the State of Ohio.
Lynda Yartin was appointed as Municipal Clerk in May of 1994. Mrs. Yartin obtained her Municipal Clerk's Certification from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks in November 1996, and was accepted into the Master Municipal Clerk Academy in June 2001. She is a member of the Ohio Municipal Clerks' Association, the International Municipal Clerks' Association, and the National Notary Association. The Municipal Clerk’s Department attends and records the minutes of all regular and special meetings of Council, including the meetings of all standing committees, as well as the Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning & Zoning Commission, Tree Commission, and Parks & Recreation Board. |
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