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Phone: 305-673-7010
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Jorge M. Gonzalez was appointed
City Manager of the City of Miami Beach by the Mayor and Commission on August
21, 2000, becoming the 19th City Manager of the City since it was incorporated
in 1915. The City Manager is vested with the responsibility to ensure that policies,
directives, resolutions, and ordinances adopted by the City Commission are enforced
and implemented. As the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gonzalez is responsible for
providing executive level leadership, vision and guidance to the organization,
providing recommendations to the City Commission and implementing policy directives
in an efficient and effective manner. In addition, he is responsible for the daily
operations of the City, preparing and administering the budget, planning the development
of the City, supervising City employees, interacting with citizen groups and other
units of government, and is otherwise responsible for the health, safety, and
welfare of the residents of and visitors to the City of Miami Beach. Prior
to joining the City of Miami Beach, Mr. Gonzalez was the Senior Assistant Chief
Administrative Officer (CAO) for Montgomery County, Maryland, the highest position
in the County merit employment system. As Senior Assistant Chief Administrative
Officer, Mr. Gonzalez was part of the County's management team and was responsible
for the coordination, direction and guidance of all aspects of the organization's
operations, with special focus on technology, budget, personnel and labor/management
issues.
From
1995-1999, Mr. Gonzalez was an Assistant County Manager of Arlington County. While
at Arlington County, he helped to coordinate the functions of a variety of departments,
developed the County's plan and budget to address the Y2K computer problem, and
was the County's point person on all interactions with Arlington Public Schools.
In addition, he served as acting director of the Human Resources Department for
almost two years.
From
1990 – 1995, Mr. Gonzalez held a number of positions with Miami-Dade County, including
Assistant Director of Administration for the Center for the Fine Arts; Management
Consultant with the Audit and Management Services Department; and a Management
Trainee with the Office of the County Manager.
Mr.
Gonzalez received a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Public Affairs and a Masters
in Public Administration from the University of Miami. He also is a graduate of
the University of Virginia's Senior Executive Institute and Leadership Washington,
D.C. Mr. Gonzalez is a member of the International City/County Management Association
(ICMA) and served as a Regional Vice-President for the ICMA International Hispanic
Network.
In 2004,
Mr. Gonzalez received the first-ever City Manager of the Year Award from the Florida
League of Cities. This award was created to honor a city manager in the state
of Florida who displays exceptional excellence in the areas of judgment, initiative,
integrity, innovation, professionalism, commitment, and citizen relations. The
Florida League of Cities presented this award to Mr. Gonzalez in recognition of
his commitment to public service, innovative thinking, and results-oriented accomplishments.
In 2003, Mr. Gonzalez’ efforts resulted in the City of Miami Beach receiving the
“All America City” Award from the National Civic League, the only community in
the state of Florida and only one of 10 from around the country, to receive this
prestigious, national award. In 2002, Mr. Gonzalez received the Miami-Dade City
/ County Management Association's first ever Leadership Award. This Award was
established to honor individuals who by force or initiative, innovation and perseverance
have made an outstanding and significant contribution to the public interest in
the area of government performance, leadership, ethics and policy. 
Jorge
M. Gonzalez is congratulated by the City Commission on winning the 2004 Florida
League of Cities City Manager of the Year Award (from left to right is Commissioner
Luis R. Garcia, Jr., Former Commissioner Jose Smith, City Manger Jorge M. Gonzalez,
Mayor David Dermer, Commissioner Matti H. Bower, Commissioner Simon Cruz and Commissioner
Richard Steinberg).
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