Submit Date: Apr 17, 2022
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CITY OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
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Please note, applications are continuously accepted to the City of San Jose Boards and Commissions. The Board or Commission you select may or may not indicate there is a vacancy.
Your application will remain on file for one year from the date of submission. During the year, your application may be considered for unanticipated vacancies.
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices: Submitted Are you a resident of San Jose?
Yes
No
Length of Residency
6 or more years
What district do you live in? To verify, please click here: https://eservices.sccgov.org/rov/? tab=dt
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District 1
Current Employer Address
Current Employer of Spouse
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Tom
Pavel
San Jose
CA
95117
None (retired)
N/A
Tom Pavel
Address of Current Employer of Spouse
Spouse's Job Title
None (retired)
If you or your spouse is retired and receiving a pension, please state source of pension.
No pension plan - just 401k and personal savings.
Question applies to multiple boards
Interests & Experiences
High School, College, Professional, Vocational, or Other Schools Attended. Please include Major or Field of Study, Dates Attended, Degree and Date of Degree.
Ph.D. from Stanford in experimental particle physics (1996). Undergraduate degrees (SB) from MIT in math and physics (1988). High School in Dallastown, PA (1984).
List any position or office held in any governmental agency, civic, or charitable organization including the dates
Served on Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury in 2021 (Apr-Dec).
Tom Pavel
Languages Spoken
English, Czech
Special Awards or Recognitions Received
Please state why you want to become a member of this Board or Commission including specific objectives which you would work toward as a member.
After serving last year on the civil grand jury, I'm looking for a civic volunteer opportunity with more of a part-time commitment.
I don't have any specific objectives for the board, but I do believe strongly in transparency around campaign financing.
Please state any other information which you feel would be useful in reviewing your application
I have a strong background in analytics, statistics, and data science, which could potentially be useful in oversight of campaign finances.
Do you own property in the City of San José?
Yes
No
If yes, please list the addresses here.
Do you rent property in the City of San José?
Yes
No
If yes, is it a month-to-month lease?
Yes
No
State and local law require that you abstain from participation in decisions that may affect your financial interests, including sources of income, interest in real property, personal finances or investments.
In addition, if appointed, you may be required to fill out a disclosure statement which indentifies certain of your financial interest beginning with the immediate twelve-month period prior to your appointment.
Please review the scopr of your
board/commission in Municipal Code Chapter 2.08.
Based on your best judgment, does this
Board or Commission make decisions that may affect sources of income, interests in real property, personal finances or investments of you or your spouse?
Yes
No
Tom Pavel
If yes, please explain. Please identify any organizations, associations, corporations, or entities by which you are employed or associated that might be affected by decisions of this Board or Commission, and the positions you hold in these entities.
Question applies to multiple boards
If appointed, you will be required to fill out a disclosure statement, which identifies certain of your financial interests beginning with the immediate twelve-month period prior to your appointment and annually on or before April 1 of each year thereafter. Please confirm that you have read Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Form 700 Reference Pamphlet and agree to file required FPPC Form 700 Statements of Economic Interest, as required by current City Council Conflict of Interest resolution.
Yes No
Question applies to multiple boards
Have you ever been required to file a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700) and failed to do so?
Yes No
Question applies to multiple boards
If yes, please explain in complete detail.
Question applies to multiple boards
Please confirm that you have reviewed and agree to comply with the San Jose Municipal Code Chapter 12.08 (Prohibition of Gifts), City of San Jose Ethics Policy (City Policy Manual
1.2.1), and City of San Jose Gift Policy (City Policy Manual 1.2.2).
Yes No
Reference 1 Name
Britney Huelbig
Reference 1 Address
Reference 1 Email address
Reference 1 Phone
Tom Pavel
Reference 2 Name
Han Wen
Reference 2 Address
Reference 2 Email address
Reference 2 Phone
Supplemental Questions
Question applies to Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices,Civil Service Commission,Planning Commission Are you a registered voter in the City of San Jose? (Please note, your voter registration will be independently verified)
Yes No
Question applies to Civil Service Commission,Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices,Planning Commission Please provide the name and residential address under which you are registered to vote. If it is the same as listed above, please note see above.
see above
Question applies to Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices Have you participated as a candidate in any election to public office in the year prior to your application to the Commission? Please note, if you have, you are ineligible for appointment.
Yes No
Question applies to Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices If you are applying for the Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices, please indicate any familiarity or experience you may have with campaign laws.
No specific experience, but see below.
If applicable, have you ever attended a meeting of the Commission(s) to which you are applying?
Yes No
Tom Pavel
Would you be available to attend meetings at the scheduled time?
Yes
No
Please describe your experience in serving on a Commission or Board.
I have not previously served on any city or county boards or commissions.
I did serve on the Civil Grand
Jury in 2021, which is somewhat related (in the sense of understanding the roles of various county boards and special districts, and reviewing minutes/recordings/reports from various boards).
Considering your experience and activities in business, labor, School, professional, social,
Commissions, Boards, or other organizations, indicate the experience, training, knowledge and/or skills which qualify you for appointment to the selected commission(s).
I gained some exposure to state and county required campaign financing disclosures during my work on the Civil Grand Jury.
I can't claim any expertise in election law, but I feel that I understand the basics of it.
More broadly, I found that my skills in data analysis proved useful in Civil Grand Jury work and I expect there could be similar utility on the FCPP commission.
What is your understanding of the purpose of the Commission? I understand the Commission serves to review or adjudicate allegations of campaign finance and lobbying or ethics violations, as well as to make recommendations to the city council for refinements and changes to the existing regulations.
Please list three issues facing the City that you feel the Commission should address.
My understanding is that the FCPP commission primarily investigates complaints, rather than working on an agenda of specific issues.
I have not researched a list of top 3 issues in the area of campaign finance, but I expect that there is likely room for improving the public accessibility and transparency of campaign financing around elections, as well as lobbying disclosures and related non-election information.
Question applies to multiple boards
Do you meet the requirements for appointment to this commission?
Yes
No
Tom Pavel
(Optional) Please upload a resume.
Anything else you would like us to know?
Retirement Board Questions Only
Verification
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I agree that all of the information contained in my responses to the questions on this application are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I further agree that, by checking the box below and submitting this application, online or otherwise, I am affixing my digital signature to this form as of the date submitted.
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Tom Pavel