About Arthur J. Byrnes

Married 47 years to Vikki (You may know her from the YMCA).
One son AJ

First moved to Holly Hill in 1967, moved away 1970, purchased present residence in 1978, 46 years of continuous residency.

Service to community;

Nominated as United Way Volunteer of the year 2010; http://www.unitedway-vfc.org/VolunteerCenter/volunteeroftheyear.htm

Honored as Humanitarian of the Year by ARC 2009; http://arcvolusia.org/

I can be sometimes be seen as a Salvation Army Bell Ringer during the Holiday Season at Publix, often in my Santa Claus suit.

Employment;
Presently self employed Real Estate Photographer and Medical Courier
2014-2016 Palm Coast Data Computer Engineer
2006-2014 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Computer Engineer
1998-2006 Stetson University Computer Engineer
1986-1998 GE, Lockheed Martin, IBM,   Computer engineer
1980-1986 RACAL-DECCA Marine RADAR/Radio Engineer

Political Highlights
1987-2005 Commissioner District 1
2014-2018 Commissioner District 1

During my time as a Commissioner I was appointed and served in the following positions;

several terms as vice mayor
several terms as the Commission’s Financial Officer
one term as the Commission’s Personnel Officer
8 years as the Commission’s representative on the Beach Trust Commission, serving one term as co-chairman.

I was elected by other cities as an officer of the Volusia League of Cities.
2 years as Treasurer
2 Years as Vice-President
2 Years as President

1986-1987 Served as Chairman of Holly Hill’s first Code Enforcement Board.
2018-2022 Served on Holly Hill’s Board of Planning and Appeals
2022-2024 Served on Volusia County’s Personnel Board

Service to the community is a calling, a way of life for me.