David Snider was elected to the Pinal County Board of Supervisors in November 2004.  The Highland Park, Michigan native moved to Arizona in 1973 to take a job with the Mesa Public Library.  In 1977, he became the City Librarian for Casa Grande – in addition to those duties, he also served as Casa Grande’s Interim and Acting City Manager on occasion.  He retired from the City in September 2003. 

Since arriving in Casa Grande, he has been an active member of the community serving on numerous committees and boards in the Casa Grande and Pinal County area.  He is currently involved with the following:

• Vice Chair of the Groundwater Users Advisory Council;

• Immediate-Past Chairman of the Pinal County Governmental Alliance;

• Mr. Snider also serves as Chair of the Pinal County Water Augmentation Authority;

• He is a Board Member of the Central Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation;

• Secretary of the Board for Against Abuse, Inc.; 

• He’s been a member of the Latino Familia Initiative since 2004;

• Member of the Environment, Energy & Land Use Steering Committee for the National Association of Counties;

• Legislative Policy Committee for the County Supervisors Association;

• Research Committee for the Arizona Town Hall;

• Member of the Statewide Water Advisory Group for the Arizona Department of Water Resources.

• Appointed by Governor Janet Napolitano in late 2005, he was a member of the CANAMEX Corridor Task Force from 2006 through 2007. 

• Supervisor Snider is the Chairman of the Pinal County Board of Supervisors, assuming those duties in September of 2007.

"Pinal County stands on the threshold of another significant wave of growth and development.  These past three and a half years, the County as an organization and the County as a community of cities, towns, tribes, and unincorporated areas have weathered and overcome major problems.  We have opened up the policy and rule-making process to the public in order to pursue my insistence on transparency of government and inclusion of as many points of view as possible.  Some of the documents and policies that have benefited from this new emphasis on maximizing public input are the review and revision of the: Comprehensive Land Use Policy (starting with the Morrison Institute’s The Future at Pinal report), the Zoning Ordinance, the Open Spaces & Trails Master Plan, and many other critical documents and policies".

"But getting our county ready for the next wave of growth is far from done.  We need to keep working hard to achieve a balance between our cultural history of rural lifestyles, agricultural and mining industries, and open spaces … and the residential, commercial, and industrial growth that is surely headed (again) our way.  We must continue to work closely with our neighboring Indian communities, cities and towns, and counties on regional solutions that bring resolution to the challenges of the today’s Pinal County". 

Those challenges are:

• Balanced Growth and Development

• Solid and Sustainable Economic Development

• Adequate and Accessible Health Care Opportunities for all residents, regardless of zip code

• Transportation Systems that address today’s needs while they’re being converted into routes of regional significance, mass transit solutions (including commuter rail), and regional air solutions for commuters and freight

• Reduction of The Primary Tax Rate to $3.00 – by the end of this year, the tax rate will have been reduced by at least 75 cents per $100 assessed value during my first term in office

• Deployment of Telecommunications Technologies (in partnership with the private sector) in order to provide secure communications for public safety personnel and access to economic development opportunities for all County residents.