Five Questions for Brad Bonkowski regarding his time as a Carson City Supervisor and what he'll do now
Brad Bonkowski has served on the Carson City Board of Supervisors for eight years, and has now decided to step down from the post. He will be replaced by Maurice “Mo” White who won the position in the 2020 general election.
Brad sat down to look back on his time spent in office, and answer five questions relating to his eight years as a supervisor, and what his future plans are.
1) What first made you want to join the Board, and why have you continued? Additionally, how many years have you spent now on the Board?
I was originally recruited by Shelly Aldean and Pete Livermore to run for Shelly's seat when she was done. I thought I had the proper experience to do the job and I feel that everyone should try to give back to their community at some point in their life, rather than just complaining about the people that step up and do the best they can.
2) What are you most proud of in terms of projects that have passed before the board?
There is a long list of things that the Board has accomplished during the years I was a part of the Board. Getting the City's financials and checkbook online so the public could see every check, every expense and where revenue comes from was important. Getting the Asset Management program designed and implemented is the greatest accomplishment and finally getting reserves established and leaving the City in a good position financially was important. I believe the City runs much more efficiently now than it did a decade ago.
3) What is the most important lesson you learned during your time as a supervisor?
I learned not to take anything personally. The public can be a cruel master. Board members, including myself, have received death threats (which I never took seriously), have been cussed at, and have received many hate letters and phone calls. At the end of the day, I just researched as much factual information as I could on each topic and made decisions that I thought would benefit the City and the majority of citizens each time and tried not to think about what others would say.
4) What do you hope the city will continue working towards?
I hope the City continues to make the Asset Management program a top priority. It will serve the City well in the future. Updating the Municipal Code is also a top priority.
5) What will you do now that you have left the board? Are you still involved in any other community boards or projects?
I still have a business to run, traveling to do, and grandchildren to play with (not necessarily in that order). I am hoping I can keep work to 40-50 hours a week now that I won't have the Supervisor job. I have stepped off other boards and committees as well so I will have time to do the things I would like to focus on with family. It is time to leave these tasks to others, younger and with fresh ideas.
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