Jan Adams is Running for City Council in Ward 2

Jan Adams believes that she can use her legal and legislative experience to serve University City. That's why she is running for city council in Ward 2, according to a news release.

"I am a dedicated public servant, an advocate for consumer protection and a team player," Adams said in the release.

Adams is a former Missouri assistant attorney general who prosecuted fraud. Before that, she was in private practice.

Adams served University City as a member of its Civil Service Board for three years.

"I provided diligent oversight of our employee costs, which constitute 80 percent of our budget, before the reorganization that has occurred over the past year," Adams said.

Adams is a founding member of U City Participate, which meets every Saturday before city council meetings to discuss the agenda.

"We collaborate to educate ourselves regarding the issues and then provide our comments during the public comment segment of the city council meetings," Adams said.

This year, she was Secretary of Fair U City, helping organize the parade and ticket sales. She'll be the administrator for the 2012 fair, her website states. She's also volunteered with the mayor's Bike and Walkability Task Force and U City in Bloom.

Issues

Adams said she's learned the issues important to residents by talking to them. Those issues are:

• fiscal responsibility
• improving street maintenance
• maintaining University City police and fire protection

"Their issues are my issues, and I will continue to advocate for them as a city council member," she said.

Personal background:

Adams was married for 22 years and has three daughters. She enjoys being a grandmother to her six grandchildren, she said.

She worked as a legal secretary/paralegal from 1965 through 1988. In 1989, she graduated from Webster University with a BA in political science. In 1991, she graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law.

To learn more about Jan Adams visit her website http://www.jan4ucity.com