City of Lake Worth press releases by Ben Kerr: The Post then reworks this information and reports it as news 2–5 days later.

FYI: If you get the print edition of the Post you’ll find more press releases from the City on page B3 in today’s (1/30) edition of the LWVVSMCPE, three of those press releases are below the fold in a section titled, “Around Town”. Don’t want to wait until Monday for this news? Please contact Ben Kerr, the City of Lake Worth Communications Specialist with any questions, comments, or to be put on the list for future press releases (such as the one below) to keep you up-to-speed on the latest:

• Phone: 561-586-1631
• Email: bkerr@lakeworth.org

January 26, 2017

Kenneth Oakes, the City of Lake Worth Internal Auditor, will be retiring on March 31, 2017. Ken has served as the Internal Auditor for the past four years and during his tenure with Lake Worth, many of his audits, particularly the early ones, have significantly impacted the City’s processes and controls.

In Ken’s time with the City, he has built an impressive portfolio of more than 45 reports, memos on a variety of audit topics, audit plans, documents establishing new programs and procedures, and investigation result memos that have been sent to the City Commission.

“Ken was our first Internal Auditor to serve even though the position was first created in 1988 it remained vacant for many years. The IA is an important part of our government and Ken basically created and set the bar for future Auditors. I have valued his reports, insights, and thoughtful approach to the City organization.”
—Lake Worth City Manager Michael Bornstein

Located in central Palm Beach County, Lake Worth is a dynamic, multi-cultural city with an individualistic style. People are drawn to the City by its acceptance of different cultures and lifestyles, historic districts, hip downtown and colorful arts district.