City Council & Agendas

I moved to Klamath Falls in 1978 and worked as an administrator and counselor in crisis intervention until 1986, when I opened my own business as a consultant to the non-profit sector in strategic planning, fundraising, grant writing and Board development. I have a BA in social work (University of South Dakota) and a Masters in Management (Public Administration) from SOU. My son Jesse, daughter Elizabeth, and grandson Fletcher are the light of my life.

In 1992 I created a partnership with OIT, Pacific Non-Profit Network and local funders to develop the Grantsmanship Center Library at OIT, a resource for information on grant writing, fundraising, Board development and non-profit management. In the ensuing years I have provided services to a number of local and regional agencies, in the areas of health, human services, the arts, education, civic improvement and economic development. I have raised millions of dollars for local projects that enhance our rural quality of life. As a volunteer, I have served on numerous boards and commissions that provide leadership for organizations and good stewardship of scarce financial resources.

I was elected to the Klamath Falls City Council in 2000, and re-elected in 2004.I have a vision for Klamath Falls and the Klamath Basin that provides good paying jobs for our citizens, educational opportunities for our children from pre-school through higher education, economic development that includes industrial and commercial expansion, and collaboration with regional, state and federal entities to meet our future needs in transportation, infrastructure and public safety. I believe in Klamath Falls, and I believe in giving back to the community that has given so much to my family and myself.

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Bud Hart has served on the City Council since his election in 1988 and was previously a Planning Commissioner for the City of Klamath Falls.

He is an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, and continues to teach part-time. He has also served as a reader for the National Advanced Placement Calculus exam, and as a consultant to the College Board presenting Calculus Workshops for High School teachers

A former submarine officer, Hart retired from the Naval Reserve in 1990, but continues his associations as a member of the Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee and on Congressman Walden's Service Academy Selection Committee. He has twice been selected by colleagues to serve statewide as a Board Member of the League of Oregon Cities.

Councilman Hart and his wife, Debby, have four grown children, all of whom graduated from Klamath Union High School.

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Upon graduating from high school in Fremont, CA in 1970, Greg enlisted in the Coast Guard. Little did he realize at the time that this would lead to a 28-year military career. Trained as an Electronics Technician, he worked through the ranks to become a Chief Petty Officer, and in 1980 was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer. After attending OCS in 1983, he received a full commission and eventually retired as a senior Lieutenant Commander. In addition to several US duty stations, he served overseas in South Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan, as well as brief assignments in South Korea, Yap Island, and Bahrain. He served four years in Alaska; one year as the Commanding Officer of a unit on the frontier border with the USSR during the Cold War.

An avid aviator, Greg earned his pilot license while serving in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, he is a licensed Commercial pilot with single and multi-engine instrument ratings. After logging considerable flight time in Japan and Alaska, Greg honed his flying skills as the Executive Director of an aerobatics flight school in Livermore, CA.

Greg moved to Klamath Falls in 2001. He served on the Klamath County Solid Waste Advisory Committee for nearly two years, and then as a Klamath Falls Planning Commissioner for four years. He was elected to the Klamath Falls City Council (Ward III) in November 2010.

In addition to his extensive Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force training, Greg holds an Associate of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology from the Oregon Institute of Technology, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, and both a Master of Science in Telecommunications Management and a Master of Business Administration from Golden Gate University. Currently, Greg teaches Computers and Information Systems, as well as Business Management courses at Klamath Community College. 

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Klamath Falls City Council: 1987 - 1994 and 2003 - present

• Klamath Falls Budget Committee: 1987 - present
• Oregon Institute of Technology: 1976 Graduate Bachelor of Business
• Business Owner: Pelican City Auto Wreckers, now One Stop Auto Wreckers, 1976 to present (32 years). Currently employing 14 people including my three grown children who are responsible for the daily operation of the business.
• Downtown Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee: (DURAC) 2005 to present
• Klamath County Solid Waste Advisory Committee: (SWAC) 2005 to present
• Main Street property owner since 1992
• NRA Life Member
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