www.fortpierceforward.com<\/a><\/p>\nAny family connections with city staff? No<\/p>\n
Political affiliation: Election is non-partisan<\/p>\n
District 2 resident: 15 years<\/p>\n
By Kathy Jessup<\/p>\n
For Hometown News<\/p>\n
FORT PIERCE \u2014 Jaimebeth Galinis says she fills the bill for Fort Pierce District 2 voters who want a commissioner who \u201cisn\u2019t a politician\u201d and who will prioritize \u201cpublic safety, smart growth and spending tax dollars wisely.\u201d<\/p>\n
She believes her background in operational efficiency \u2014 \u201cmaking large, highly complex processes work better\u201d \u2014could be impactful.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s critical of spending for a $100,000 grant to a youth football program without requiring competitive proposals and $75,000 for new destination signage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city\u2019s budget is in the negative and they\u2019re buying pretty signs,\u201d Galinis said. \u201cI\u2019m concerned about how much the city is spending on certain things. I would not approve one dollar to any non-profit without looking at the ROI (return on investment) and that\u2019s not happening.\u201d<\/p>\n
She also advocates analyzing why, she says, Fort Pierce Police Department currently has two administrative positions for every one sworn law enforcement officer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat systems can we do to reduce duplicative effort and save money?\u201d<\/p>\n
Professionally, Galinis has worked in business operations, customer service, and strategic growth and is a senior director at the Stuart office of Becton Dickinson, a Fortune 500 medical supply company.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy job is to go in and find the root causes of problems. Organizations need measurable goals and the city needs to determine where it\u2019s succeeding and where it\u2019s failing. That skill set is unique to me versus the other candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n
Galinis said her campaign style is not to publicly criticize her competitors. But she believes being \u201cnew to the political game\u201d comes with advantages.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city does need change and a fresh set of eyes on things. Being new to the political game, my eyes are more open and my ears are more available to listen to people. Those who have been in politics are more set in what they will do and seeing what is broken. I go in and find the root causes of problems.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said her priorities will focus on economic development and job growth, improving public safety and public works and environmental sustainability, \u201cpreserving the natural beauty of Fort Pierce.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not running because I need a job or the insurance,\u201d Galinis said. \u201cI want to innovate to create a better, more thriving city for everyone. I would be so honored to say I had a role in improving this city.\u201d<\/p>\n
She is a former member of the Fort Pierce Utilities Advisory Board, chair of the Fort Pierce Board of Adjustments, vice chair of the South Beach Association, commodore of the Pelican Yacht Club, a member of the Jaycee Park Re-Build Team to help improve family recreation spaces and is founder and director of the Fort Pierce Turkey Trot.<\/p>\n
Galinis has lived in District 2 for 15 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1710 Plover Ave., Fort Pierce Age: 48 Occupation: Operational efficiency employee with Becton Dickinson, Stuart office Official endorsements:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172,563],"class_list":{"0":"post-24041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-port-st-lucie","8":"tag-port-st-lucie","9":"tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","10":"tag-port-st-lucie-news","11":"tag-st_lucie"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}