OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Owner, Keller One Hour Photo 1988-2002; Manager for Stanley Smith Security in Portland, San Francisco and Trojan Nuclear Power Plant and Regional Manager 1976-1988; Marion County Deputy Sheriff 1970-1976; Correctional Officer for Oregon State Penitentiary 1969-1970 and US Navy 1965-1969.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: American Management Association- Management, Chemeketa Community College and Oregon College of Education — Law Enforcement, North Salem High School.

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Vice Chair/ Treasurer for Marion County Fair Board; Keizer City Council 1992-2000; Council President 1999; Keizer Chamber President- two terns; Chair for Noise Ordinance Task Force; Chair for Liquor License Task Force; River Road Redevelopment Board.

Community Involvement:

Marion County Fair Board, Rotary, St. Edwards Church, Elks, Keizer First Citizen 2001, Merchant of the year 1995 and Keizer Heritage Foundation.

TIME FOR A DIFFERENCE

Despite having a $265 million dollar budget, Marion County has never had an internal auditing process.

JIM KELLER will work to create an auditing process for Marion County to eliminate waste and make sure our tax dollars are used efficiently and effectively.

JIM KELLER will work with other county officers to make Marion County more efficient, resulting in lower costs.

JIM KELLER will work with officials to better use the county lobbyist to increase Marion County’s share of state and federal grants.

JIM KELLER will take the lead in developing a county wide purchasing system that would reduce the costs for goods and services to all area governments.

JIM KELLER will improve accountability by requiring county receivables to be posted to the proper cost centers and accounts.

JIM KELLER will ensure timely deposits of payments to generate more interest income to support the county services.

(This information furnished by Jim Keller