City of Gastonia
City Council
Ward IV
Walker E. Reid, III
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Bio
Walker E. Reid, III was elected to City Council in 1995 and re-elected for a seventh term in 2007. He was appointed Mayor Pro-Tem by City Council in 1997, 1999, 2003, and 2007. Mr. Reid is currently the Assistant Fire Marshal/Fire & Life Safety Educator for Mecklenburg County (Charlotte), North Carolina. Prior to this, he was a Fire Fighter and Fire Inspector for the City of Gastonia. Councilman Reid is a graduate of Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia, and received his A.A.S. Degree in Fire Science Technology from Gaston College. He is a Graduate of the North Carolina Fire College and the North Carolina Fire Prevention School at the Institute of Government, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Mr. Reid is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and the R. Kenneth Scott Fire Prevention School. He is a Level III certified North Carolina Fire Inspector and Life Safety Educator. Mr. Reid is married to the former Doris Hill and has three adult children.
City Council Service
- Elected - November, 1995
- Re-Elected - November, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
- Mayor Pro Tem - 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007
- Chairman, Central City Revitalization & Housing Committee, 1995 - 2007
- Vice - Chairman, Audit & Bids Committee, 1995 - 1999
- Vice - Chairman, Insurance Committee, 1995 - 1999
- Member - Award, Ceremonies & Promotions, 1995 - 1999
Vice - Chairman, 1999 - 2001 - Member, Inter-Governmental & Economic Development Committee, 1995 - 1997
Chairman, 1999 - 2001, 2005 - 2007
Vice - Chairman, 2001 - 2005 - Member, Utilities Committee, 1995 - 1997
Vice - Chairman, 1999 - 2001
Chairman, 2003 - 2007 - Member, Personnel Committee, 1999 - 2001
Vice - Chairman, 2001 - 2007 - Vice - Chairman, Equal Opportunity Development Committee, 2001 - 2007
- Mayor's Youth Council Liaison, 4/2002 - 2007
Organizations and Affiliations
- Former Chairman, N. C. Fire & Life Safety Education Council
- Former Chairman, Western N. C. Fire & Life Safety Education Committee
- Fire Prevention/Life Safety Instructor, Gaston College
- Member, Advisory Board, Highland Family Resource Center
- Member, Upward Highland Foundation, Inc.
- Member, 1977 City of Gastonia All American City Team
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Schiele Museum of Natural History
- Former Chairman (Gaston Co.) JCSU-UNCF Campaign Committee
- Former President, P.T.O., Highland Junior High School
- Member - 2000 All America City Team
- Former Chairman, Board of Directors, Gaston Boys & Girls Club
- Member, National Forum for Black Public Administrators, (NFBPA)
- Member, North Carolina Black Elected Municipal Officials
- Member, Board of Directors, Fire Fighter's Burned Children's Fund, Inc.
Mecklenburg Co. Chapter - Member, Gaston College Bond Education Steering Committee
Church Affiliations (Past and Present)
- Charter Member, Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church
- Athletic Director
- Men's Basketball (Player and Coach)
- Health Guild
- Junior Deacon
- Ordained Deacon
- Secretary of Sunday School
- Assistant Superintendent
- Superintendent
- Boy Scout Troop Committee
- Building Committee
- Men's Ensemble
- Sound Technician
- Couples Ministry
Awards and Honors
- Employee of the Year (Runner-up), Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners (1998)
- Heroism, Bravery and Service Award, N.C. Department of Insurance (1998)
- Citizen of the Year, George Washington Carver Masonic Organization (1997)
- State Award of Excellence for Fire and Life Safety Education (1997)
- Adult Volunteer of the Year, Alliance for Children and Youth, Inc. (1997)
- Employee of the Year (Runner-up), Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners (1996)
- State Award of Excellence for Fire and Life Safety Education (1993)
- Award of Excellence, Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners (1990)
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