Hayden City Councilmember Roger Saterfiel is running for a second term, saying he wants to continue work to bring jobs to the city and get the public more involved in city business.

Saterfiel, 59, the director of Kootenai County's solid waste department for the past 10 years, said, "I want to make sure Hayden continues to be the family oriented city it has been."

He's running unopposed as no challengers made the Friday deadline.

In his first term, Saterfiel said Mayor Ron McIntire and the council worked well together.

"I view the City Council and mayor as a team," he said. "I didn't do any of this stuff on my own."

Part of what he did help to do, he said, was bring more law-enforcement coverage to the city following negotiations with the Kootenai County sheriff.

He pushed for City Council meetings that start later in the afternoon, so those who work until 5 p.m. can attend without missing work.

He was a proponent of single-stream recycling for the city, which became available in Hayden this summer.

The city adopted what's called zero-based budgeting, so the city accounts for every dollar being spent. The city has done that for two years now, he said.

He has sought to have more town-hall style meetings, to get the public involved in city business. He wants to have an increasing number in the future, including some that would be focused on identifying options for the city to generate more revenues - without raising taxes.

"You can tell the public is not used to being asked their opinion," he said.

Given the chance, he expects they'll have plenty to offer.

"They're out there working hard every day," he said. "They've got to have some good ideas on how the city can increase revenues."

The city has had to dip into reserve funds in consecutive years, including $391,000 this summer, to balance the budget. The city can't keep that pattern up for more than a few years.

And while revenues are down, he said it's important for the city to continue providing services at current levels.

Attracting good-paying jobs to the city of Hayden and surrounding area is most important, he said.

The city is at times portrayed as having building fees that are too high.

"We're taking a hard look at those fees," he said.

He said city officials need to find out exactly what prospective businesses are looking for when considering a place to open or expand.

Also, he would like to see the cities and other municipalities in North Idaho working together more often for mutual benefit.

For example, he said, the government entities could save money by making purchases together.

"It's the only way cities are going to survive," he said.

Saterfiel was appointed to the City Council, seat No. 3, in September 2007 by McIntire after Chris Beck stepped down.

Saterfiel then was elected in November of that year, running unopposed.

Outside work at the county, Saterfiel served on the North Idaho Fair board of directors for 10 years, until 2007.

He was also past president of the Idaho Solid Waste Association.

He is married with two grown children. He has lived in Hayden for the past 10 years, but has lived in North Idaho since the third grade, he said.