Robert J. Sivick

Experience

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  Robert J. Sivick, Attorney at Law

  Sept 1988 - Nov 2007

  Attorney

  Sole practitioner and partner in a ten lawyer firm who practiced in State and Federal Courts including litigation in business, administrative, family, and criminal law.

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  Nebraska College of Business

  Sept 1992 - Dec 1994

  Instructor

  Taught a variety of courses to students pursuing Legal Assistant degrees.

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  State of Nebraska

  Jul 1997 - Jan 2000

  Commissioner - Accountability and Disclosure Commission

  Enforced State and local campaign financing and spending, lobbying, and ethics laws regulating the activities of political candidates, elected officials, lobbyists, and public employees.

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  SeaEarthSky Group Ltd.

  Nov 1997 - Nov 1999

  General Counsel

  Provided advice and services with regard to all legal issues faced by a seafood processing and distribution company.

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  City of Omaha

  Feb 2000 - Jun 2001

  Council Member

  As part of a seven member legislative body, managed over three thousand employees and a budget of almost four hundred million dollars in delivering effective and efficient municipal government to over four hundred thousand residents.

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  U.S. Small Business Administration

  Sept 2006 - Mar 2007

  Attorney/Advisor

  Advised federal agency on banking, insurance, and real estate issues related to the approval, disbursement, and administration of government loans to small businesses and individuals suffering losses as a result of natural disasters.

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  County of Howard, Nebraska

  Nov 2007 - Jan 2011

  County Attorney, County Manager, Personnel Director

  Directed and managed all aspects of County government not directly overseen by independent elected officials, represented County government in all civil, tax, planning and zoning matters, prosecuted all crimes and child abuse and neglect matters occurring within County boundaries, negotiated all contracts with employee labor unions, obtained and enforced child support Orders, lobbied, and served as County Coroner and Personnel Director.

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  Village of Greeley Center, Nebraska

  Sept 2010 - Sept 2011

  Village Attorney

  Represented municipal government in all civil, tax, planning and zoning matters, enforcement of the Municipal Code, and negotiation of all contracts on behalf of the municipality.

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  City of Grand Island

  May 2011 - Jan 2016

  City Attorney

  Directed and managed the City Legal Department by representing a municipal government serving more than fifty thousand residents in all civil, tax, planning and zoning matters, the municipally owned electric, water, and wastewater utilities, prosecuted all violations of the City Code, drafted legislation, lobbied, negotiated all contracts with employee labor unions, acted as the City Procurement Officer and public records custodian, and served as legal counsel to the Grand Island Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and four Business Improvement Districts. Show less

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  City Of Willamina

  Jul 2016 - May 2017

  City Manager

  Recruited to institute cultural and policy changes to a municipality on the verge of bankruptcy due to long term poor leadership and mismanagement. Directed and managed all aspects of municipal government including the City water and wastewater utilities, supervised all municipal employees, negotiated all contracts with employee labor unions, drafted legislation, sought and managed all State and Federal grants, represented the City in regional and Statewide organizations, and lobbied on behalf of the City. Show less

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  County of Waushara, Wisconsin

  May 2017 - Feb 2021

  County Administrator

  As the inaugural County Administrator, instituted cultural change with regard to policies, operations, finance, human resources, and outreach to and cooperation with local, State, and Federal government partners. Managed and oversaw a county government consisting of eighteen departments and over 400 employees providing services to approximately twenty-five thousand permanent and seventy-five thousand permanent and Summer season residents. Services included law enforcement, emergency medical, public health, social services including specific programs for juveniles, elderly, and veterans, highway maintenance, parks, courts including prosecution, child support enforcement, and civil matters, solid waste disposal, land conservation and zoning, land surveying, building inspection, agricultural and educational services, and a county museum. Show less

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  County of Whitfield, Georgia

  Sept 2021 - now

  County Administrator

  Manage the day to day operations of a county government consisting of nineteen departments and 800 employees dedicated to providing effective and efficient public services to more than one hundred thousand residents. Services include but are not limited to animal control, building inspection, courts, elections, emergency management, fire service, law enforcement, parks & recreation, planning & zoning, public transportation, public works, and vital records.