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Councilor David Alves
Councilor at Large
Council President - 2006
Council Vice-President 2007-2008
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Councilor David Alves was first elected to the City council in November in 1989.Councilor Alves has served as a Councilor at Large in the City of
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Councilor Alves believes there is nothing more valuable to a public official than to have an open line of communications with his constituents.
o that end, Councilor Alves is known for grassroots involvement with the neighborhoods and has a demonstrated career of community involvement and participation in local Community Affairs.
Though born here in
New Bedford
, Dave has studied Portuguese to better address the needs of a majority of the City's non-English residents.
e is best known for involvement in the Portuguese community, as one of the few elected City officials who has learned to and speaks Portuguese, he is regularly invited an attends many of the Portuguese festivals an events sponsored by local community organizations.
Councilor Alves recognized early in his political career that many of those in the Portuguese community do not ask for assistance because of difficulties in communication with City government.
he Councilor feels that by his frequent visits to an his being at many of the local Portuguese community events, the members of the Portuguese community will not only have access to an elected official thatthey are familiar with, and is accessible, and speaks their Portuguese language, they will fell comfortable to discuss their problems openly.
Councilor Alves has an outstanding record of involvement with numerous neighborhood groups and in many community organizations, he has demonstrated his commitment to community service having served on the boards of many local an state boards, to include the President of the Massachusetts Municipal Councilors Association, on the Board of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, New Bedford Chapter of the American Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America, Salvation Army, University of Massachusetts @ Dartmouth Alumni association, President 1994 to 1997,Chairman of the Ward One City Democratic, Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the New Bedford City Democratic Committee, Moose Lodge, Senhor da Pedra Club, Clube Recordesous de Portugal, a Founder of the local anti-poverty agency - PACE and many more.
As a New Bedford Cit Councilor, Councilor Alves has become a leader on City's key issues dealing with the concerns of Senior Citizens, Veterans & Labor issues and First time home ownership, this effort has earned him the Chairmanship of the Council's prestigious committee on Veterans Affairs, Elderly, Health, Housing & Disability Issues.
As a leading voice on labor issues Dave sponsored the City's Responsible Employer Ordinance which requires a minimum of 50% local employment on all construction bids from the city of
New Bedford
, which provides city residents opportunities for employment.
he Ordinance, which has become a model for other communities in the Commonwealth, also requires the companies awarded contracts locally to maintain an apprenticeship program to insure continuous training opportunities are available to train our local work force for the jobs ahead.
Councilor Alves is a successful, professional Real Estate Broker, and has been licensed since 1969; he is currently the Owner of a local Real Estate firm, Realty Associates, with office in the North End of New Bedford.Councilor Alves is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, the local Board of Realtors and the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council, he currently serves on the local Board "Government Affairs committee".
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