WHO IS KARLTON HUSS?
My family has been farming near Camarillo for 40 years and I moved into the city in 2007 with my wife of 17 years Rebecca who is an elementary teacher at PVSD. We have two children. One attends Dos Caminos Elementary and the other attends St Columba’s Children's Learning Center. We have 12 other immediate family members living within 5 miles.
I am also a small business owner in the city of Camarillo. We have thrived during COVID. In fact, my business has increased revenues 10-fold in 4 years over its predecessor and is on track to double that again in 2020. I only share this information because the city will no doubt need to make difficult choices and come up with creative options, that is my specialty. So, between business and family, you could say we are invested in Camarillo.
In my previous career I was a Process Expert. That role required me to analyze the way things were done and create a more efficient process. I spent 14 years at Wellpoint delivering successful outcomes on-time and under budget. My team and I developed Medicare Advantage, Part D Prescription Drug Coverage, implemented Obamacare and brought retirement health benefits to hundreds of thousands of retirees.
Karlton’s Vision
Camarillo needs strong leadership to recover from the worst year in memory. We all want stability especially during these trying times. We can accomplish this by decreasing bureaucracy, efficiently managing resources and providing a safe and beautiful place to live. I simply want a community where we can all live, work and thrive.
In order for businesses to recover from COVID, they need to be allowed to open. For homeowners to recover from natural disasters, we need to let them rebuild and not bog them down in red tape. If we want to attract large employers, we need to encourage them and not build additional layers of local regulation.
We don’t have the official numbers yet, but tax revenues will be down. It will be our job to do more with less. Creative efficient solutions to problems old and new must be explored without frivolously wasting money on additional bureaucracy.
Last but not least, the city must support it’s being a safe and beautiful place to reside and do business. This includes supporting our local public services including police, fire and education. Ensuring Camarillo tax dollars are used wisely to the benefit of Camarillo residents should be a top priority. We have grown accustomed to our well-maintained streets and medians, and many redevelopment projects are underway, but we need to ensure that while we modernize this town, we do not overcrowd it. Consensus was that Camarillo will not sprawl and SOAR/CURB was extended until 2050; we must not undermine our small town with ultra-high-density housing and traffic.
