Retired City Manager Arthur Pizzano, Fairfield, OH, (pop. 42,770) placed consistent emphasis on meeting the needs of residents and supporting local businesses, while building a strong sense of community. His customer-centric approach yielded measurable results.

Accomplishments include:

• Facilitating a public-private partnership to create an identifiable town center, called the Village Green. The area has become a popular gathering spot to enjoy a wide variety of concerts, performances, and a summer movie series. It also houses a community arts center, library, and amphitheater, as well as a playground and several water features.
• Focusing the Village Green on pedestrians by including a combination of residential and business uses, enhanced by landscaped walkways and interactive sculpture.
• Strategically coordinating the relocation of a new justice center (police and municipal court services) close to the town center to provide synergistic benefits to the entire area.

Pizzano was also known for his fiscal creativity and foresight. By working in concert with Fairfield’s mayor, city council, and staff, the city weathered the economic downturn without having to resort to service cutbacks or staff layoffs.

Watch this video, and hear residents, business leaders, and city officials talk about what makes Fairfield a great place to call home.

Meet the Manager

Arthur E. Pizzano

Retired City Manager

Arthur E. Pizzano was city manager of Fairfield from 1998-2015. He has also served as city manager of West Des Moines, IA; planning director and deputy city manager of Thornton, CO; and community and economic development director of East Orange, NJ. He has a BA and MRCP from Rutgers University and an MBA from the University of Colorado. Art has received a variety of national, state, and regional awards for innovation, cooperative service delivery and effective public-private partnerships, and earned a Certificate of National Merit from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.