CITY GUIDE : TUSTIN
Mayor Jeffery M. Thomas
Age: 42
Occupation: Executive vice president of an investment management firm
First elected: April 1992
Term expires: 2000
Key issues: Maintaining financial stability and recognizing long-term effects of the Orange County bankruptcy; planning reuse of Tustin Marine Corps Air Facility.
Councilman Thomas R. Saltarelli
Age: 50
Occupation: Real estate attorney
First elected: April 1992
Term expires: 2000
Key issues: Preparing for closure of
Tustin Marine Corps Air Facility; redevelopment; addition of recreational facilities.
Councilman Mike Doyle
Age: 55
Occupation: Restaurant owner
First elected: April 1994
Term expires: March 1998
Key issues: Refurbishing Old Town Tustin; redevelopment of southwest Tustin; crime reduction.
Councilwoman Tracy Wills Worley
Age: 38
Occupation: City Council member
First elected: April 1994
Term expires: March 1998
Key issues: Addressing Tustin Marine Corps Air Facility reuse project; creating more parks; redevelopment in southwest Tustin.
Councilman Jim Potts
Age: 44
Occupation: Sergeant with Irvine Police Department
First elected: April 1990
Term expires: 2000
Key issues: Political campaign reform; increasing youth programs and park space; redeveloping blighted areas; regenerating a business base in Old Town Tustin.
Other Key Officials
City Manager: William A. Huston
Age: 51
Time in office: Since 1981
City Attorney: Lois E. Jeffrey
Age: 54
Time in office: Since July 1994
Police Chief: Steven Foster
Age: 44
Time in office: Since 1996
Fire Service: Provided under contract with Orange County Fire Authority
How to Reach Them
Council meets: First and third Mondays of the month, 7 p.m., at City Hall, 300 Centennial Way
Hours: City Hall is open to the public 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday (closed on alternate Fridays).
Telephone: (714) 573-3000
Fax: (714) 832-0825
Factoids
Incorporated: 1927
Population: 65,287
Sister City: Mata Mata, New Zealand
Motto: “City of Trees”
Tree: Eucalyptus
Flower: Camellia
Legislative Districts:
* 46th and 47th Congressional
* 69th, 70th and 71st Assembly
* 33rd and 35th state Senate
* 3rd and 5th Supervisorial
City employees: 243 full-time; 65 part-time
Highest-paid employee: City manager, $134,028 a year
Council pay: Members receive $500 per month.
RESEARCHED BY JOHN POPE / For The Times
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