Res No 092-19-15364RESOLUTION NO. 9 2-19 -15 3 6 4
A Resolution appointing Matt Childers, to serve on the Pension
Board for a two-year term ending July 15, 2021.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Commission recognize the important contributions made by
those who serve on the various city boards and committees, and wish to appoint a full
complement to each of the active boards and committees; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to appoint Matt Childers to serve for a two-
year term on the Pension Board. This appointment shall expire July 15, 2021, unless earlier
removed, or until a successor is duly appointed and qualified; and
WHEREAS, commencing with appointments made after January 1, 2009, Sec. 2-22
"Term Limits" of the Code of Ordinances provides that, appointees are limited to two (2)
consecutive two-year terms of membership on a specific commission, board, or committee. After
serving a maximum of two (2) consecutive year terms, an appointee shall not be reappointed to
the same commission, board or committee unless at least one year has elapsed between the term
limited position and the effective date of commencement of the proposed appointment for a new
term; and
WHEREAS, Sec. 2-22 "Term Limits" of the Code of Ordinances, as amended by
Ordinance No. 06-14-2184, dated April 15, 2014, provides that the appointer, or his or her
successor in office, may extend the term limits of his or her appointment with the advice and
consent of a majority of the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to See. 2-22 "Term Limits" of the Code of Ordinances, this will
be Mr. Childers's first two-year term.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission hereby appoints Matt Childers to the Pension
Section 2. The expiration date of this appointment shall be July 15, 2021 or until a
successor is duly appointed and qualified, or unless removed earlier.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
Passed and adopted this 16" day of July, 2019.
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Agenda item No:Ba.
City Commission Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: July 16, 2019
Submitted by: Nkenga Payne
Submitting Department: City Clerk
Item Type: Resolution
Agenda Section:
Subject:
A Resolution appointing Matt Childers, to serve on the Pension Board for a two-year term ending July 15, 2021.
3/5 (City Commission)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Resolution appt Pension Bd.Childers.doc
Matt_Childers_SOMI_Board Application.pdf
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAM/ BOARDICOMM/rrW APPLICATION
6130 Sunset Drive
South kfiam4 FL 33143
Phone No. 305-663-6340
Fax No. 305-663-6348
1. I am interested in serving on the following boards)/committee(s):
Pension Board
First choice Second choice
Third choice Fourth choice
2. Name: Matt Childers
(Please print)
3. Home Address: 6440 SW 63rd Ter, South Miami, FL 33143
4. Business Address:
5. Home Phone No. 619-807-1724
Business Phone No.
Fax No.
6. E-mail Address: machilders()gmail.com
7. Education/Degree Earned: Ph.D., Political Science, Master of Public Policy
Pertinent Experience: Served on City Audit Committee in 2019; Professor of Politi
Public Administration at University of North Florida from 2014-201'
Field Expertise: Specialized in Public Finance for MPP, otherwise non
8. Community Service:
See above
9. Attached Resume: (Optional)
10. Are you a registered voter? Yes No
11. Are you a resident of the .City? Yes No
12. Do you have a business in the City? Yes No ✓
Please be aware that all applicants who are appointed to any City boards commission or committee, as well as all
employees and volunteers, who will provide any service or who may come into contact with vulnerable persons as
defined in Section 435.02, Fla Star (including children and the elderly) in the course of their appoinbnen4
employment or volunteerism, must compliance with Level H Background Screening and fingerprinting
requirements as per, Florida Statute Ch. 435. Such individual must have passed the background screening to the
satisfaction of the City prior to the appointment to the position or the start of any employment or volunteerism.
Signature
Applicant
Date July 13, 2019
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PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
SKILLS
Matt Childers
619.807.1724 1 E: machilders@gmail.com
6440 SW 63rd Ter, South Miami, FL 33143
Political scientist with 12 years experience in survey and behavioral research.
Expert in political and social behavior, government and public policy, data
analytics, and research design. Able to distill complex analysis into actionable
insights.
• Data Analysis: linear and nonlinear • Research design
regression, time series, • Public speaking
hierarchical linear models • Problem solving
• Survey design and analysis
• Stata statistical package
WORK HISTORY 0 CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND 1112017 to CURRENT
POLICY
Florida Health Justice Project I Miami, Florida
Organization: A nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to improving low-income
families' access to affordable health care through grass -tops policy advocacy.
Responsibilities: Research federal and state legislation's effects on health care
outcomes in Florida and author policy briefs for public health stakeholders. Lead
education and outreach targeting elected officials and opinion leaders.
Fundraising and grant writing
• Advised ten local elected officials and their staff about how pending federal
regulations would affect Miami -Dade and Broward County residents,
including two members of Congress
• Co -drafted Miami -Dade County Commission resolution opposing pending
federal immigration regulation that was unanimously approved. It made
Miami -Dade the first government to oppose it and served as a model for
other local governments across the country
• Invited to brief national delegation of thirty state legislators on how pending
immigration regulation would affect health outcomes across the country
• Published analyses of how pending legislation and regulations would
impact health outcomes statewide and by metro area. Research on
immigration policy featured in the Miami Herald
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
0812018 to 0212019
Client: Engage Miami I Miami, Florida
Client Description: A nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to mobilizing young people
to participate in the democratic process.
Responsibilities: Co -designed a project to increase turnout among young voters
in Miami -Dade County for the 2018 election, using a field experiment with social
pressure mailers.
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PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION
• Convinced organization to target individual voters and to use public voter
files to identify them
• Co -designed the mailer, developed a model to identify young
low -propensity voters, analyzed project outcomes.
• Increased recipients' turnout rate by 1.3% overall and by 2.3% among
college -aged registered voters
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 0812014 to 0712017
University Of North Florida I Jacksonville, FL
Managed survey research projects as a faculty fellow in the department's survey
center; ran independent and collaborative research projects with other faculty
and graduate students; taught courses on political behavior and American
government.
• Co -designed surveys on national, state, and local politics; results were
featured in media outlets across Florida
• Managed team of thirty undergraduates for an exit poll in Duval County for
the 2014 election
• Fourteen appearances on Jacksonville television and radio news programs
as a politics and elections expert to interpret daily polling and campaign
dynamics
• "Campaigns and the Mitigation of Framing Effects on Voting Behavior: A
Natural and Field Experiment," Political Behavior, with Michael Binder and
Natalie Johnson, http://dx.doi.orq/l0.1007/s11109-014-9292-2
• "Population Health Concerns During the United States' Great
Recession." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, with John W. Ayers,
Benjamin M. Althouse, Jon -Patrick Allem, Carl Latkin, Kurt M. Ribisl, and
Mark Dredze, http://dx.doi.orq/10.1016/o.amepre.2013.10.008
• "Engaged by the Initiative? How the Use of Citizen Initiatives Increases
Voter Turnout." Political! Research Quarterly, 2012, with Michael
Binder, http://dx.doi.orq/10.1177/1065912910388191
• "Novel Surveillance of Psychological Distress During the Great
Recession." Journal of Affective Disorders, with John W. Ayers, Benjamin
M. Althouse, Jon -Patrick Allem, Waleed Zafar, Carl Latkin, Kurt M. Ribisl,
and John S. Brownstein, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/'.iad.2012.05.005
Ph.D. I Political Science 2012
University Of California - San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Master Of Public Policy I Public Policy 2002
University Of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts I Political Science 2000
University Of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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