Saturday, December 2, 2017

City press release: “Resignation of
Marie Elianor, City of Lake Worth
Director of Finance”.

Pull quotes from the City press release:

“I love the City and although my time with the City has been shorter than I had planned, I hope my contributions have been impactful. It has truly been a pleasure to serve the City.”
—Lake Worth Finance Director, Marie Elianor.

 “Marie has been instrumental in helping the Finance department and the city organization get to the next level. I empathize with her desire to focus on the next stage of her career closer to home. I am grateful to have worked with Marie and expect many good things in her future.”
—City Manager Michael Bornstein.

Press release dated December 1st from Mr. Ben Kerr, the City of Lake Worth’s Public Information Officer (561-586-1631; email: bkerr@lakeworth.org):

Marie Elianor, the Director of Finance for the City of Lake Worth has tendered her resignation with the City, effective December 15. Marie has served as the Director of Finance since February 2016, and during her tenure with Lake Worth, the Finance Department has celebrated multiple successes thanks to her leadership.
     In Marie’s time with the City, the Finance Department has received multiple awards and under her direction has seen significant operational improvements. In September the department was awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association. The same organization in May presented the department with a Distinguished Budget Award. In preparation for the Neighborhood Road Program Marie and her team were able to work with credit rating agencies to achieve a very strong credit rate for the City which reduced the interest liability and lowered the amount of additional taxes residents faced for the bond program. Throughout her time in the City she has worked to develop the Finance department into a professional and transparent asset for the City.
     Marie has been offered and has accepted the position of Finance Director for Cooper City, where she currently resides.

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