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Charlie A. Dooley | |
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| 7thCounty Executive of St. Louis County | |
| Assumed office October 14, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | George "Buzz" Westfall |
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| Born | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Political party | Democratic |
Charlie A. Dooleyis anAmericanpolitician.He currently serves as theCounty ExecutiveofSt. Louis County, Missouri.Dooley is the firstAfrican Americanto hold this position. He is aDemocrat.
Early life and career
Dooley grew up in St. Louis, attending theSt. Louis Public Schoolsand graduated fromWellston High School.He served in theUnited States Armyduring theVietnam Warand was honorably discharged in 1968. After his military service, Dooley went to work forMcDonnell Douglas(nowBoeing)and retired after 30 years of service in 1999.
Political career
Dooley's political career began with part-time positions in the village ofNorthwoods,where he and his family reside. Dooley was elected as anAldermanin Northwoods in 1978, and in 1983 he was electedmayor.He served as mayor until he was elected to the St. Louis County Council in 1994. He was the first African-American elected to the council, and was re-elected in 1998 and 2002. In 2000, Dooley was an unsuccessful candidate for election toCongress.He lost the DemocraticprimarytoLacy Clayin a race to succeed Clay's father,Bill Clay.
In 2003, Dooley was appointed County Executive, following the death of County ExecutiveBuzz Westfall.In November 2004, aspecial electionwas held to fill the remainder of Westfall's term. Dooley won the election defeating theRepublicannominee, former County ExecutiveGene McNary.
In 2006 Dooley was reelected to a full term as County Executive, defeating the Republican nominee, Joe Passanise, by gaining 67% of the vote. In a difficult mid-term election season for Democrats, Dooley was elected to serve a second full term as County Executive in 2010, defeating the Republican nominee,Bill Corrigan,51.1% to 46.7%, with theLibertariancandidate receiving 2.2% of the vote.[1]
Controversy
Under Dooley St. Louis County set up a system of trash districts to reduce trash collection costs to St. Louis County residents while expanding recycling and bulk collection programs. The existing waste haulers filed suit against St. Louis County claiming that the county had breached a two year notice clause implied in their contract.[2]Although St. Louis County projects millions in cost savings resulting from the new trash districts, the county may be responsible for millions of dollars in damages owed to former waste haulers pending the outcome of the lawsuit.[2]
In the spring of 2011 Dooley was criticized for creating a position, Director of the Office of Compliance, to which he appointed the son of his campaign manager without a job posting, during what many assumed was a hiring freeze.[3]
In the fall of 2011, Dooley proposed a controversial tax hike, suggesting the St. Louis County budget was facing a deficit. Part of the County Executive's proposed solution to the St. Louis County budget crisis was closing nearly half of St. Louis County parks, which outraged many County residents and inspired several petition efforts.[2].After much public debate, a Special Budget Committee later determined that St. Louis County had a $2.4 million surplus, and no action was taken to increase property taxes. County ExecutiveDooley later admitted to "clumsiness" in evaluating the operating budget.During the 2011 budget debates, Dooley was also criticized for purchasing several vehicles[3].
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- ^http://stlouis.cbslocal /2011/03/23/dooley-defends-temporiti-appointment/