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CITY OF SOUTH BEND
PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 29, 2012
Contact: Debra Johnson, Director of Communications
Phone: 574-235-5853
MAYOR BUTTIGIEG ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
WORKS
Eric Horvath to Run One of City's Largest Departments
SOUTH BEND Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced today the appointment of Eric
Horvath to serve as the City of South Bend's new director of the Department of Public
Works. Horvath succeeds Gary Gilot, who has served as both a volunteer and interim
manager this year.
"We are thrilled to welcome Eric to the City of South Bend," said Mayor Buttigieg. "Eric
is a local professional who has done a significant amount of high-caliber work in both the
private and public sectors. His experience will serve the people of South Bend well and
he's a great addition to the city's leadership team."
Horvath, a native of South Bend, most recently the services manager for the northern
region of the state of Indiana for American Structurepoint, an architecture and
engineering firm headquartered in Indianapolis. Horvath was responsible for the
administration and operations of the regional office in South Bend,where he specialized
in water, sewer, transportation, and environmental engineering design, as well as the
financial management and budgetary control of large public works projects.
"I am excited about the opportunity to get back to public service, and I look forward to
serving with the Mayor, Common Council, and Administration to help move the City of
South Bend forward," said Horvath, whose tentative start date is December 10.
"Eric and I have worked together for a lot of years," said Gilot, who was the public works
director in South Bend for over 12 years after serving as the public works director in
Elkhart. "I know him well can attest to his extraordinary abilities to lift the level of play
of an entire team. He is very intelligent and has a strong work ethic. He is a strategic
thinker. He has exemplary character and the integrity you want in a leader."
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PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
Before his time at American Stnrcturepoint, Horvath worked for the City of Elkhart,
where he started out as an environmental engineer in 1993. He was then promoted to
become the civil and environmental engineering services manager in 1997. In 2000, he
became the public works and utilities director and city engineer,where he oversaw a staff
of 150 employees and an annual operating and capital budget of over$34 million.
Horvath graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1993 with bachelor degrees in
civil engineering and psychology. He received a Master of Science in Public
Administration from Notre Dame in 2001. Horvath is also a licensed Professional
Engineer(P.E.) in Indiana.
The City of South Bend's Department of Public Works has over 300 employees and an
enterprise and capital improvement combined budget of over $100 million per year. The
department erects and maintains street and traffic signs, cleans and repairs streets,
maintains sewers and water mains, administers refuse collection for the City, plans and
administers design and construction of public buildings, streets, sewers, and other
improvements. It also oversees the Municipal Energy Office,which seeks to make a
positive impact on energy consumption and usage throughout the City.
The department consists of five divisions:
• Division of Engineering
• Division of Environmental Services
• Division of Central Services
• Division of Transportation
• Division of Water Works
For additional information on the department or the Board of Public Works,please visit
www.southbendin.gov.
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