City of Lake Worth Press Release: “City Receives Distinguished Noble Award”.

Also below is more information about the vital role of a “Public Information Officer”, e.g., press releases issued, videos produced, publicly noticing meetings, and news conferences to keep the public and the press informed about what is happening in cities such as our City of Lake Worth. For example:

“I want to express my appreciation to the Finance Director [Marie Elianor] and her staff for receiving this recognition. This award is another indication that their professionalism and dedication to the City is keeping Lake Worth on track.”
—City Manager Michael Bornstein.

The City of Lake Worth* received the Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. This award represents a significant achievement by the City and reflects the commitment of staff and elected officials to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.
     This prestigious award tested the City’s budget against nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. . . . Due to the hard work of the City Finance Department the City was able to meet these requirements.

The press release above was issued by Mr. Ben Kerr, the City of Lake Worth’s PIO.†

The photograph below (taken by the talented Shawn D. Moss) is Mr. Kerr at the City’s Veterans Day Parade and the Ceremony of Honor on November 11th:

The Lake Worth’s Little Free Library spokeswoman, Mary Lindsey wrote that day,
“Our City’s Communication guru, Ben Kerr
playing the bagpipes!”

Would you like to contact Ben Kerr or request more information about our little City of Lake Worth? Call 561-586-1631 or by email: bkerr@lakeworth.org

Or if you’re a resident of this City:

Sometime this week contact Mr. Kerr and tell him how much you appreciate the work he’s done for our City — but don’t go overboard — we don’t want another city having thoughts about stealing our talent away like what happened in Delray Beach per Jeff Perlman, “We are losing talent to Lake Worth, Boynton Beach and other cities.”
     So this week some time call or email Mr. Kerr and be very brief. Just say “Thank You and carry on!”

*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.
†PIO  =  Public Information Officer, and defined in Wikipedia as “[C]ommunications coordinators or spokespersons of certain governmental organizations . . . The primary responsibility of a PIO is to provide information to the media and public” and, “During crises and emergencies [e.g., Hurricane Irma], PIOs are often identified by wearing helmets or vests with the letters “PIO” on them.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, a YouTube video produced by PIO Kerr to keep the Palm Beach Post, TV news, and the public informed: