NAPLES CITY COUNCIL
Bill Barnett, Mayor, City of Naples on NewsMakers
Mayor Bill Barnett
Income: City of Naples mayoral salary; JP Morgan Chase investments; Social Security benefits
Real property: None
Intangible property: None
Liabilities: Wells Fargo Bank
Interests in businesses: None
"It's no big deal. I've been doing this since 1980 ... It's pretty broad-based. It's not like you have to account for every nickel."
Dee Sulick, Naples City Council member, on NewsMakers
Dee Sulick
Income: Investments
Real property: N/A
Intangible property: N/A
Liabilities:Finemark Bank/Trust
Interests in businesses: N/A
"You have to file when you are on the Planning Advisory Board and when you are a candidate, so I have been doing this for six years already ... But locally, the people that apply for these positions are usually known entities. So, it's not really a surprise."
Naples City Council member Doug Finlay on NewsMakers 5-29-11.
Income: First National Bank and The Walt Disney Co.
Real property: Two condominiums, both in Naples
Intangible property: Stock in the Walt Disney Co., Apple computers and News Corp.; money market account with First National Bank; and IRAs with Charles Schwab and American Century
Liabilities: None
Interests in businesses: None
"In my opinion, it's fine. I have no problem with it ... I suppose filling out financial disclosure forms could deter people from running for election, but there are a lot of things that would deter qualified people from running for office ... But it didn't deter me."
Teresa Heitmann on NewsMakers
Income: City of Naples councilwoman salary; rental income from a commercial property at 1660 Medical Blvd.; and rental property at JTH enterprises, 198 9th St. N.
Real property:JTH Enterprise, 198 9th St. N., and a medical building on Royal Palm Boulevard
Intangible property: Stock in Amgen Inc., Pfizer, Inc., and Qualcomm
Liabilities:Community Bank and Wachovia Bank
Interests in businesses: None
"It doesn't bother me ... When you run for office, transparency is very important. But it is not always me. Some of it is my husband, too ... And I am a pretty private person."
Naples City Councilman Gary Price on NewsMakers 9-18-11.
Gary Price
Income: Fifth Avenue Advisors and Vista Pointe Wealth Solutions
Real property: Personal home
Intangible property: Stock in fresh vegetable technology
Liabilities: Regions Bank
Interests in businesses: Fifth Avenue Investors, of which he owns 33 percent and serves as a principal
"I have no problem with it. I love the idea ... There is something to be said for transparency. You know, we have a certain right to privacy when it comes to our families. I think it is very healthy."
Sam Saad III, Naples City Council member, on NewsMakers 10-2-11
Sam Saad III
Income: His personal law firm
Real property: Personal home
Intangible property: None
Liabilities: Stonegate Bank and Department of Labor Federal Credit Union
Interests in businesses: None
"I'm not rich. I own a house, I have a W-2 that shows my wage ... I don't see how it serves the public good to know what elected officials make. It's good for voyeurs."
Naples City Council's John Sorey on NewsMakers
John Sorey
Income: Various stocks and bonds; management support systems for Pelican Wire and the Naples Zoo
Real property: Two homes, both in Naples
Intangible property: Various stocks and bonds
Liabilities: M&I Bank
Interests in businesses: None
"The higher up you go, whether it is the state level or the federal level, the more you have to disclose. Some people don't feel it is the government's business. But, for those people who are committed to public service, we have to live with it."
MARCO ISLAND CITY COUNCIL
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Wayne Waldack
Wayne Waldack
Income: Social Security benefits and salary from the City of Marco Island
Real property: Personal home
Intangible property: Annuity
Liabilities: Merrick Bank
Interests in businesses: None
"I am an open book. I have no problem with it. The public has a right to know certain things. Then again, make about $6,000 at this job and we have to open ourselves up to a lot of ridicule, not only financially ... But most of us ran because we want to do something to make our community better."
Photo by LANCE SHEARER
Jerry Gibson
Jerry Gibson
Income: Social Security benefits and salary from City of Marco Island
Real property: None
Intangible property: None
Liabilities: None
Interests in businesses: None
Didn't respond to requests for comment about the form.
Joe Batte of Marco Island City Council
Joe Batte
Income: U.S. civil service retirement, self-employment as a consultant and rental income from a Marco Island condominium
Real property: A personal home and condominium
Intangible property: Stocks and bonds
Liabilities: Sun Trust mortgage
Interests in businesses: None
"When you are a public official, elected by the people, you have an obligation to be as transparent as you can. .. When you are elected to a position of trust, the public has every right to know what you are involved with. ... It's the spirit of the law."
Glenn Walton, Special to the Eagle
Larry Magel
Larry Magel
Income: Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett law firm
Real property: A home in Marco Island, a home in Estero and a home in North Fort Myers
Intangible property: Municipal bonds and mutual funds
Liabilities: None
Interests in businesses: None
"The simple answer is I am not particularly fond of it, but that is the price you pay for being an elected official ... It's the cost of doing business."
Chuck Kiester
Charles Kiester
Income: City of Marco Island salary; Social Security benefits and IRA
Real property: Personal home
Intangible property: None
Liabilities: None
Interests in businesses: None
Didn't respond to requests for comment about the form.
Photo by KELLY FARRELL, Staff
Marco City Councilman Bill Trotter
William Trotter
Income: Social Security; AT&T pension; TCI LLC, a management consulting firm; and Hoffmann La Roche pension; Association of Internal Management Consultants
Real property: Personal home
Intangible property: None
Liabilities: None
Interests in businesses: None
"It's part of the system ... I think the main thing is that it is in place to make sure we don't have ties to anything when we are voting. It's well-intended. It's part of being in the public sector."
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Frank Recker
Frank Recker
Income: Frank Recker & Associates law firm
Real property: Two homes, three condominiums
Intangible property: None
Liabilities: Bank of America and Mutual of Omaha
Interests in businesses: None
Didn't respond to requests for comment about the form.
BONITA SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL
Bonita Springs Mayor Ben Nelson on NewsMakers 5-29-11.
Mayor Ben Nelson Jr.
Income: Nelson Marine Construction
Real property: A vacant lot, 10850 E. Terry St., Bonita Springs; commercial property, 10530 Wilson St., Bonita Springs; residential property, 27075 Center Ave., Bonita Springs; and two industrial properties, 10923 Enterprise Ave., Bonita Springs, and 10939 Enterprise Ave., Bonita Springs
Intangible property: None
Liabilities: None
Interests in businesses: None
"It doesn't bother me. I really don't have much feeling about it. I have been doing it for 12 years."
Steve McIntosh
Stephen McIntosh
Income: Tartan Construction
Real property:A home at 24461 Woodsage Drive, Bonita Springs; and a condominium at 8401 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach
Intangible property: Pension plan, IRA
Liabilities: Home mortgage
Interests in businesses: None
"The public needs to know what we're buying, where the money is coming from. We need to put it in our financial background."
Photo by MICHEL FORTIER, Daily News
Bonita Springs city council member Janet Martin.
Janet Martin
Income: City of Bonita Springs; Dr. A.J. Williamitis, for whom she is an office staff member; and Thomas Martin
Real property: Jointly owned lot at 26977 Villanova Court; and a home at 26973 Villanova Court, Bonita Springs
Intangible property: ING annuity account and banking accounts at Wells Fargo
Liabilities: Home mortgage and car loans
Interests in businesses: None
"We have to do it all the time. I understand why it's required. (It's) all part of being a public official."
Bonita Springs City Councilman Steven Slachta
Steven Slachta
Income: New York state pension; Social Security benefits; and a U.S. Air Force pension
Real property: A home at 28920 Regis Court, Bonita Springs
ntangible property: None
Liabilities: None
Interests in businesses: None
"(I have) no problem with it. We're required to do it."
Photo by MICHEL FORTIER, Daily News
Bonita Springs city council member John Spear.
John D. Spear
Income: Law offices of John D. Spear, P.A.
Real property: 40 percent interest in Bear Road Partners LLP, which owns 9420 Bonita Beach Road
Intangible property: Remainder interest in Charlotte H. Spear trust
Liabilities: RBC Bank and George H. Spear
Interests in businesses: None
"It's not very intrusive. The forms do not drill down deep into your financial life ... You have to give detail in terms of names, but not numbers ... It wouldn't be too painful to go another step or two. It's a balance."
Martha Simons
Martha Simons
Income: Cherokee Painting Co. Inc.
Real property: residence, house and lots 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 River Ridge Estates, Bonita Springs; and joint tenant house and lots 22 and 23, River Ridge Estates, Bonita Springs.
Intangible property: None
Liabilities:Fifth Third Bank and Citimortgage
Interests in businesses: None
"Law is open and government is transparent ... It's to make sure there aren't any ethical conflicts for service. It's all out there for people to know ... We have to have it our there."
Bill Lonkart
William Lonkart
Income: Social Security benefits; investments; insurance
Real property: A home at 13720 Ton Bridge Court, Bonita Springs
Intangible property: None
Liabilities: Wells Fargo Bank; and Regions Bank
Interests in businesses: None
"It's a state requirement, which is why we do it. I don't have a problem with it."
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Comments » 4
Seawaller writes:
I wonder why the County Commissioners have to give dollar amounts, but not City Councilors. When a guy puts down "stocks and bonds" under intangible assets, I wonder how that reveals if he has an interest in something that comes before Council. In fact, I wonder if this financial disclosure really serves any purpose whatsoever. If taken at face value, it would appear that more than one Councilor would qualify for food stamps! What a useless exercise.
OldMarcoMan writes:
It's a little surprising that none of these folks have a Car Financed, most don't have Mortgages or Job either,
When I look at these people I don't see my community, road, or street. Its a bunch of rich, retired people who bossed people around up north and are now doing it down here.
KlausStoertebeker writes:
"....retired people who bossed people around up north and are now doing it down here."
The creme de la creme are the incompetence board of directors people at the Marco Island Yacht Club. Get a club with best assets and no debts and run it in the ground. But still believe in their management style and skills. Best example of the Peters principle.
OldMarcoMan writes:
KlausStoertebeker,
You got that right. Maybe the best location on Marco for a Club, Great Building, a Foreign Staff they pay with slightly more than Room and Board, and run it into the ground like a bunch of Drunk Frat Boys who think Daddy or their Trust Funds can clean up any mess they make.
I wonder what it would cost to buy 49% of that Stock and turn that place into a World Class Dinning and Dance Club.
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