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Home > Leadership > Common Council > Common Council Members > David A. Franczyk

David A. Franczyk

David A. Franczyk
Fillmore District Common Council Member
Current Term:
Jan 1, 2008 - Dec 31, 2011
and
President of the Common Council
Current Term:
Jan 1, 2008 - Dec 31, 2009
1315 City Hall
Phone: 716-851-4138 ♦ Fax: (716)851-4869
E-mail: dfranczyk@city-buffalo.com








                                              



Common Council Member David A. Franczyk currently serves on the following:
                                                                                                           
Common Council Committees:

Budget - Member Ex-Officio
Civil Service - Member Ex-Officio
Claims - Member Ex-Officio
Community Development - Member Ex-Officio
Finance - Member Ex-Officio
Legislation - Member Ex-Officio
Rules - Member Ex-Officio

Organizations:

Buffalo Urban Development Corporation
Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency
Erie County Industrial Development Agency
Firemen’s Pension Fund Board
Policeman’s Pension Fund Board
Records Advisory Board

         
District Office Staff:

Michael Kuzma
Senior Legislative Assistant
mkuzma@city-buffalo.com

Aniela Baj
Legislative Assistant
abaj@city-buffalo.com

James Brem
Intern
jbrem@city-buffalo.com

A Western New York native, Council President and Councilmember David A. Franczyk received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the State University of New York College at Buffalo and a Master of Arts degree, also in History, from Niagara University.  He later completed the required course work for a Ph.D. in Modern European History at the City University of New York and went on to become a Loeb Fellow in Advanced Environmental Studies at Harvard University’s graduate School of Design.  He has served as the editor-in-chief of the Polish-American Journal and is also a mentor and instructor at several area institutes of higher education including Empire State College, Hilbert College, Niagara University and Buffalo State College.

Prior to his current term, Dave served as Fillmore District Councilmember, since 1986, Chair of the City’s Finance Committee, and President Pro-Tempore of the Common Council from 1998 through 2000.  During that time, he wrote hundreds of pieces of legislation dealing with a wide range of urban issues including crime prevention, historic preservation, housing, economic development, and constituent service.
 
In his present tenure in the Common Council, he serves as the President of the Common Council; appoints all Council Committees and serves as head of the department of the Common Council.

Common Council President Franzyck remains committed to representing the needs of his constituents and the people of the City of Buffalo as a whole.