CANDIDATE PROFILE - Osburn City Council, Jeremy Bergem

- Full name and age

Jeremy Bergem, 51 

- Education

Graduate Class of 1991, Bonners Ferry High School. Graduate General Motors University of Automotive Management, CEOSF Certified Code Enforcement Official 

- A brief description of your immediate family   

Married to Diana Bergem. Two daughters, Brianna Bergem and Savannah Smith 

- Notable/relevant achievements or experience 

North Idaho College Technical Advisory Board Member 2014-2019, Silver Valley Economic Development Board, Active Chairman- Osburn Planning and Zoning Board, Board Member-Planning and Zoning Commission, Smelterville. 

- What is your background and/or relevant experience for the position you are running for?  

Chairman-Planning and Zoning Commission, Osburn, Code Enforcement Officer, Smelterville, Board Member-Planning and Zoning Board, Smelterville, Scale Operator, Shoshone County. 

- What is your main priority if you are elected?  

My main priority will be to manage potential budget shortfalls without placing undo increases in property tax and utility expenses on our residents. I will ensure a structure of checks and balances is in place and observed to eliminate any potential waste and work to develop new business opportunities for the city. I will require that the city is always looking for ways to save expenses and get the most for our city's funds.      

Ensuring the safety and security of all residents in the City of Osburn is the key issue with the position. As a trusted steward of the City of Osburn, it is our most important responsibility and duty. 

- What do you believe are the key issues associated with the position? 

I am asking to be elected to the City Council of Osburn because, as a long-term resident, I will use my many years of management, planning and zoning and code enforcement experience to keep our city moving in a positive direction. Listening to everyone's ideas to create innovative solutions to the many difficult problems that we face now and, in the future, will be instrumental in my role as a council member. I will ensure that my decisions for the city affecting safety, health, and happiness will be the best for all residents of Osburn, not just a select few. I appreciate how fortunate I am to live in our incredible city. I will ensure that, as a council member, I will not lose my sense of the community and the values that make our city so special. 

- Have you been endorsed by any people or groups?  

No.