There is wonderful news to report. Please refer to the press release below.

Just in case you missed this from yesterday. . .

The City of Lake Worth has hired a Director of Information Technology!

Ten years ago Lake Worth City Hall was a Black Hole. Information went in but information never came out. Things have gotten much better over the years especially so after 2012 when Michael Bornstein was hired to be the city manager. On reading this latest press release (see below) my first reaction was to retrieve a video from my YouTube channel, the one that’s always used to herald in great news:

Enjoy the video!

Press Release.

For more information please contact Mr. Ben Kerr, the City of Lake Worth’s Public Information Officer with any questions at 561-586-1631 or by email: BKerr@lakeworth.org

Lake Worth, FL — Hiring of Lee Menke, Director of Information Technology.

The City of Lake Worth* has hired a new Director of Information Technology, Lee Menke, who will start today [Monday, April 30th].
     Lee comes to the City with 15 years of state and municipal government experience in Information Technology leadership, management and project development. Lee is leaving a position as the Information Systems Manager for the Broward County Board of County Commissioners where he directed the IT Operations of the 9th largest library system in the country.
     In this position he maintained 99.9% uptime† for an extensive data center; developed cloud and local based capital projects that improved efficiency and productivity; managed the Digital Divide project which provides internet access to economically disadvantaged residents and deployed 450 hotspots to provide internet access to retired and active military personnel and their families.

“As technology has changed and improved, Lake Worth has had a difficult time keeping up. Limited resources and implementation issues have hampered our capabilities, however having someone like Lee come on board will propel us into the future.”
—Quote. City Manager Michael Bornstein.


*“We are LAKE WORTH. A hometown City that is committed to delivering the highest level of customer service through a commitment to integrity, hard work and a friendly attitude. We strive to exceed the expectations of our citizens, our businesses, our elected officials and our fellow employees.”
†Uptime is a measure of the time a machine, typically a computer, has been working and available. Uptime is the opposite of downtime.