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Frank Auman

Frank Auman is running for Tucker Mayor.

Personal background

Frank was born and raised in DeKalb County. He and his wife, Gaye, have three daughters, two sons-in-law and three grandchildren. They have lived in Smoke Rise for 16 years.

Professional background

Information on Frank's professional background is not available at this time.

Political background

Frank Auman is currently the mayor of Tucker. He is Tucker's first mayor. He was elected in 2016 and has served two terms. He is a former chair of the DeKalb County Republican Party. He ran for Georgia State Senate District 41 in 2006 but was unsuccessful.

Public Services

During his time as mayor, the city started work on Northlake, Fitzgerald Field and two green space projects in downtown.

On October 13, 2021, Tucker's City Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an "Inclusive, Fair and Welcoming City.", which authorized to be distributed to all licensed businesses in the city. He also called for city council members to "establish the framework for a working group of residents to study a legally defensible non-discrimination ordinance for the City of Tucker."

On February 17, 2021, he proclaimed February 24-28 in the city as "Restaurant Week" promote greater business activity for local restaurants during the pandemic.

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COVID

On July 28, 2021, he released a message via the city's YouTube channel, calling for citizens to wear masks when indoors, announcing the requirement of masks in City Hall and offering to supply masks to local businesses if needed.

In his 2021 State of the City Address, he supported the previous efforts of the city's parks and recreation department to sanitize and reopen parks and public meeting spaces and host city events with new health and safety measures in place.

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City Budget

In his 2021 State of the City Address, he announced the passage of the budget for the 2022 fiscal year with about $27 million in revenue and approximately $29 million in spending. He promised the $2 million will be paid for through the city's reserves from previous budget surpluses.

Said $1.7 million of the 2022 budget will be devoted to capital improvements in the city's parks, including a major renovation of Fitzgerald Fields and the surrounding parking, lights installed at pools and tennis courts and improvements to the Tucker Recreation Center.

Promised money from the 2022 budget will go into the Convention and Visitors Bureau, funding to protect the city's tree canopy and additional studies into fiscal responsibility.

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Housing & Urban Development

During his time as mayor, the city passed an Urban Camping Ordinance to allow the police to arrest homeless people for sitting, sleeping or lying down after giving them a warning.

During his time as mayor, the city approved about 700 housing units.

In his 2021 State of the City Address, he announced there are currently development projects in place for 315 townhomes, 235 multifamily units and 239 single family homes. He also said each of these developments are rental and owner-occupied and will be available "at a very wide range of price points."

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Public Safety

As of August 19, 2021, Frank Auman’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Transportation & Infrastructure

During his time as mayor, the city installed sidewalks and repaved streets.

In his 2021 State of the City Address, he announced that Tucker's penny tax that was approved by voter's four years ago helped pay for the rebuilding and repaving of 16 more miles of the worst conditioned roads in 2020. He also promised the creation of a new intersection at Smoke Rise Elementary School.

Said approximately $8.3 million of the city budget for the 2022 fiscal year is devoted to rebuilding and repaving another 15 miles of roads. He also promised an additional $1.8 million will be spent on adding and improving trails and sidewalks in the city.

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Zoning

In his 2021 State of the City Address, he supported the previous zoning and code enforcement efforts to "get rid of abandoned and run-down signage city-wide" and remove run-down properties, including "the junk car lot next to the railroad in downtown."

He also supported the city's decision to allow for more public input in land use decisions.

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