Jim Suttle
James "Jim" Suttle is the 50th and current mayor of Omaha, Nebraska.
Jim Suttle | |
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| Mayor of Omaha | |
| Assumed office June 8, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Fahey |
Earlier career
Suttle held the position of vice chairman of the Board of Directors for the Omaha-based engineering and design firm HDR, Inc. He also served as executive vice president and director of corporate development for HDR. He is a licensed professional engineer in Nebraska and has served as a member and chairman of the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects.
Public service
In 2005, Suttle was elected to represent District 1 on the Omaha City Council. As a councilman, he served on the board of the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency and as a member of the Omaha-Douglas Building Commission. Suttle previously served as Public Works Director for the City of Omaha, and once held transportation planning positions with local governments in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Wichita, Kansas.
Four council members, led by Frank Brown, voted to strip $200,000 from a project backed by Suttle to create another streetscape in Florence, moving the funds to another project. The vote marked the first time several years that Omaha City Council members had agreed to take away funds from another member's district.
On November 24, 2008, Jim Suttle announced his candidacy for Mayor of Omaha.
On April 7, 2009, in the nonpartisan mayoral primary, Suttle finished second to former Mayor Hal Daub. The two went on to the general election on May 12, 2009 and Suttle was elected Mayor of Omaha.[1]
Community work
He is a former board member for Methodist Hospital, the Omaha Symphony Orchestra and the Salvation Army. He is past president of the Omaha Downtown Rotary Club.
Family
Jim and his wife, Deb, have two adult daughters, along with four grandchildren. Deb Suttle is a former Nebraska State Senator and current member of the Omaha Library Board. He attended St. Albans High School in St. Albans, West Virginia and West Virginia University. Upon graduation, opportunities came knocking, which took him to jobs in Kansas and New Mexico, then Omaha. Suttle moved to Omaha in 1971.
Snow removal
Many people have found Mayor Suttle's snow removal program to be grossly inadequate regarding the extreme winter that befell Omaha in 2009-2010.[2]
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