First elected to the Hercules City Council for a four-year term in November 2000, Ed Balico was also appointed Vice Mayor in December 2001 and became Mayor in 2002. Balico was reelected in 2004, garnering the highest votes ever in the history of Hercules City. Because of that, in December 2006, he was appointed to serve a one-year term as Mayor.
Prior to being elected to the City Council, Balico served as a Planning Commissioner for six years and has served both as Vice Chair and Chair of the Commission during his tenure.
He has also been appointed to various regional agencies as Board of Director for West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Agency, WESTCAT, West Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Contra Costa Transportation Agency, Contra Costa College Foundation, and as Executive Board of Director for the League of California Cities, East Bay Division.
Recently, Balico graduated from the League of California Cities Mayors and Council Member Leadership in Action, wherein there are only ten elected officials in this level. He was also instumental in the formation of the Asian Pacific Islanders Caucus of the League of California Cities.
Balico holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and has completed numerous certifications in the fields of Project Management, Total Quality Management and Problem Solving Process. He worked for one of the Fortune 100 companies for 20 years and left the company as a senior project manager. He currently owns a real estate and mortgage company.
( Published on December 12, 2008 in Asian Journal North California p. B1)
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