Charles Young for Sunset Valley City Council

Commitment to Community

Fiscal Discipline

A Vision for Sunset Valley

Financial Discipline

Financial Discipline

Planning for the Future

Sunset Valley is a gem, a hidden oasis in Central Texas. Our community values and our commitment to the natural environment is what sets us apart. What we have is unique and special and we should work to preserve and enhance it.

Serving the Community

My four years on City Council following four years on the Budget and Finance Committee have given me valuable insight into what our citizens want and the condition of our city’s finances. As a Council Member, I want to continue to help preserve and protect what makes Sunset Valley special and unique. Here are my priorities:

• Be responsive to resident needs and concerns.

• Manage our finances responsibly.

• Ensure sufficient funds for future needs.

Civic Engagement and Transparency

Citizen Involvement

• Respect and honor the voices and needs of our residents.

• Provide services our citizens need and expect.

• Encourage greater participation in committees and events.

• Provide clear and transparent information to the community.

Fiscal Discipline

Conserving Our Resources

• Ensure our managed funds are sufficient for future needs.

• Focus spending on infrastructure and citizen needs.

• Make finances more transparent and understandable to citizens.

• Work to reduce spending on contractors and consultants by controlling scopes of work.

Long-Term Planning

We Must Carefully Manage Our Resources And Plan For The Future

• Much of our water and wastewater infrastructure will reach its planned end-of-life in the next 10-15 years. We must put aside sufficient funds for replacing it.

• We must be able to continue to be able to provide services that the community expects.

• Ensure sufficient planning and funding for roads, facilities, and equipment for our future.

• Ensure there is no need for a city property tax.

• Engage with merchants and interface with our business community to help them continue to be successful.

― My background

I've lived in Sunset Valley for over 8 years and in Central Texas for over 40 years.

I came to Texas when I was stationed at Fort Hood. After I got out of the Army, I moved to Austin to go to UT while serving in the National Guard at Camp Mabry.

I was a software architect with over 30 years of experience and taught data engineering at the UT School of Information before I retired last year.

I love to garden in our backyard and walk the paths and trails in our open spaces with my wife, our cameras, and our dog Chula.

― Skills and ExPERTISE

• Served on Sunset Valley City Council for the past 4 years.

• Served on the Budget and Finance Committee for 4 years. I was the committee chair for 2 years and was vice chair for 1 year before that. Our finances are the lifeblood of our city, and judicious management of our finances is essential to our future.

• Software professional for over 36 years in various roles as a team lead, manager, and architect. I've built teams, created systems, and helped organizations ranging from small startups to large companies like IBM and Visa achieve their goals.

• Taugh Data Engineering as an adjunct Lecturer at the UT School of Information.

• Past President of Friends of Austin Animal Center, a non-profit that supports the Austin Animal Center (AAC). I helped plan, build, and manage new programs, raise funds, and coordinate with AAC, the City of Austin, and other animal welfare non-profits in a successful community effort to make Austin the first no-kill animal shelter in the nation.

About Me...

A few more of our Sunset Valley photos

Charles "Chip" Young

― Any Questions?

Contact me at:
chipzt@mac.com
415-637-9585

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