Jamie Brown jerked around for way too long

Lake Worth Beach interim city manager resigns amid ongoing search for permanent leader

Jamie Brown will return to his role as public works director while Troy Perry takes over as interim city manager

"Tonight will be my final night as the interim city manager. I think it’s the right time," Brown said. "We’ve still got a lot of work to do and I am hopeful the next person up here is ready to work."

Some city leaders have voiced over the last few months that they'd like to see Brown be offered the full-time position. However, after months of discussion and differing opinions among commissioners, Brown said he was not going to apply.

"When it was brought up last week that there could be internal candidates, now that the position has been posted and I am not going to be applying obviously, I've been pretty vocal about that, if there are other possibilities, I obviously don't want to stand in the way of that," Brown said.

Lake Worth Beach has not had a permanent city manager since December 2023, a span of more than two years.

The permanent position will pay between $285,000 to $345,000 a year, making it one of the highest-paid city manager jobs in Palm Beach County.

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