Jeff Coffee

Jeff Coffee served as City Councilmember and City Administrator in Buda, Texas, an immediate neighbor to Austin, and a small community experiencing extremely rapid growth.  Jeff adeptly navigated Buda through the financial, political and policy challenges of a community in transition.

During his service in Buda, the Elgin City Council recruited Jeff to serve as City Manager.  Elgin was a historically rural community experiencing the pressures of growth in Central Texas.  Under Jeff’s leadership, the City of Elgin rose to a position of regional prominence though proactively protecting the character of the community while planning and preparing for growth.  Elgin transitioned from an agriculture-based economy to a City vying to be the terminus of the Austin transit authority service area and a community experiencing successful economic growth and thoughtful land-use changes.

In addition to his political and public policy experience, Jeff holds a BA in Political Science from UCLA, a JD from the University of Houston, is licensed to practice law in the Texas and manages a vacation rental property and event venue on his ancestorial homestead.  His vacation rental industry and legal background coupled with his local government political, public policy and management experience makes Jeff uniquely situated to guide Smart City Policy Group clients through the ever evolving regulatory landscape.