Lake Worth Finance Director gone!

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Douglas Wood was just hired on January 30th of this year. He is no longer with the city and his name does not appear on the Lake Worth web site. We have to wonder what happened to Mr. Wood and why his sudden departure. Was it because he was just too disgusted with how things were going or was it because he told the truth on the real cost of the general obligation bond? You have to wonder why anyone would leave right smack in the middle of budget season. Steve Carr has been brought back to help us through.

From January:
Douglas Richard Wood, Fort Lauderdale

Experience: City of Ft. Lauderdale—Director of Finance. 2/14/11 –present, $161,688
City of Lufkin Texas—Director of Finance. 1/31/00 – 3/8-11
HTE, Lake Mary, FL—consultant for govt application software. 04/98 – 02/00
30 years experience in government sector management. Currently oversees a budget of $275.4 MM in the General Fund with a total operating budget for FY 2014 of $530 MM.

Education:

National College--BA with an undergraduate in Business with focus in Accounting
Certified Government Finance Manager...