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Karl, I certainly believe you are one of the better general managers I have had the pleasure of working with in my capacity as a LAFCO Executive Officer over the last 10 plus years in the Bay Area and believe you bring an effective and pragmatic approach to municipal management.

Karl continuously shows responsibility and commands great respect for the integrity he brings to his work, not only in his administrative, accounting and clerical functions, but in his ability to deal with the public honestly and forthrightly.

I always found Karl easy to work with and was impressed at his ability to explain difficult issues facing the district. He also was a fantastic fund raiser and grant writer. He brought in close to $300,000 for the rehabilitation of our Community Park, as well as over saw the complete rebuild of our treatment plant.

Special thanks to Karl for his abilities, and the integrity he shows and is known for with our county officials, the Department of Environmental Health, and the myriad of other state and local agencies he works with.

Karl was always knowledgeable responsive, listened respectfully to others with differing points of view and remained professional even when others did not. His individual attention to our District turned our facility around and I would hire him again if the opportunity arose.

I have found that Karl is bright, energetic and most of all very knowledgeable about Special Districts governance and laws.

I found Karl to be thorough, thoughtful, well-organized, and well-researched when tackling a comprehensive and complex system upgrade to the treatment plant. His dedication to the District, his foresight, his ethical conduct and self-driven work ethic, were a benefit to the community.

Karl’s leadership guided the district to modernize the wastewater treatment plant to award winning standards and transformed our community park into a family focal point meeting ADA compliance.

Karl Drexel and KD Management offer a qualified professional organization to perform management services for California special districts including water districts, wastewater or sewage agencies and parks. I hope you will give his services your serious consideration.

I and my administrative staff members have worked closely with Karl for over a decade and we have been impressed with his knowledge and expertise in the complex field of special district management.

Karl has successfully managed construction projects; grants; loans; and federal, state and local governments’ regulatory requirements for an entire community.