HomeMy WebLinkAboutW.M. (Blackie) Sustaire-Profile PROFILE ON W.M. (BLACKIE) SUSTAIRE
For twenty-nine years City Manager W.M. (Blackie) Sustaire
has been a public servant for the City of Euless.
During that time he has been the Police Chief, the Director
of Public Safety, and was appointed City Manager in 1974.
His wife, Maxine, and children, Danny, an Arlington Police
Captain; Teresa, a Legal Secretary and Euless resident; and
Leland, with the U.S. Immigration Service in San Jose,
California, have been supportive of the City Manager in his
career with the City. To complete the family, there are two
grandsons and five granddaughters.
The City Manager adheres to definite beliefs as to what it
means to be a City employee. He feels City employees should
be a team, a family that shares in making the City operation
a vibrant, moving organization, for if not, it ceases to be.
He believes in an open door policy for both employees and
the community. " Every Euless citizen has an equal right
in City Hall. The person with a million dollars has no more
rights than the citizen existing on a limited income, " said
Sustaire.
City Manager Sustaire holds membership in the International
City Managers Association, Texas City Managers Association,
North Texas City Managers Association, Texas Police
Association, Texas Sheriffs Association, Estelle Masonic
Lodge, Shriners, and is a member of the First Baptist Church
of Euless.
A top priority of City Manager Sustaire has been to improve
the quality of life for Euless citizens. He feels this has
been accomplished to some extent with the addition of the
Public Safety building, Service Center, expanded Library
Program and new Recreation Center that is planned.