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Councilman W. J. "Jim" Lane began his first term on the Scottsdale City Council in June 2004.
Councilman Lane served on the 2002 Scottsdale Fire & EMS Advisory Committee, which was convened to evaluate and make recommendations to the city regarding the desired level of fire and emergency medical services relative to cost. He now represents the City Council as a member of the National League of Cities Public Safety and Crime Prevention Steering Committee.
His community service also includes six years on the Scottsdale Paradise Valley YMCA Board of Management. He chaired the 1999 Kids Campaign annual fund raising effort.
He came to Scottsdale from New Jersey in 1973 to take a position with KPMG (Peat Marwick), an international CPA firm. He worked as an active CPA for twenty years with five of those years in public accounting as a financial statement Auditor.
Councilman Lane has owned and operated businesses in construction, mining, computer technology, telecommunications and regional aviation. He currently owns the financial consulting company of Chatham Hill Group LLC. Councilman Lane is also an Adjunct Professor of Business and Accounting at Scottsdale Community College.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.
He and his wife Joanne have three adult children (Bill, Scott & Nancy) along with two grandchildren (Megan & Aislinn).
Last Updated: July 2007