Dania Beach wants Baldwin

The Sun Sentinel reported that Dania Beach has selected Baldwin as it's selection for City Manager. This would be a much better fit as Dania Beach has 29,000 residents, 166 city employees and a budget of $55 million considerably less than the City of Lake Worth. It is also much closer to Baldwin's home which means he might show up for work on a regular basis. Go for it Bob!!

Sun Sentinel article:

"DANIA BEACH - The Dania Beach city commission has selected Lake Worth city manager Robert Baldwin as its next city manager.

Baldwin, who has been working for Lake Worth since 2007, was a town manager for Lauderdale-by-the-Sea for 12 years, an administrator for the Broward Sheriff's Office, and also previously worked for the cities of Hollywood, Sunrise and Fort Lauderdale.

"He's just got tremendous experience," said commissioner John Bertino before voting at the special meeting Tuesday night. "I thought hands down, he was the guy for us."

Baldwin, previously responsible for 40,000 residents, 650 city employees and a budget of $140 million in Lake Worth, will now be responsible for 29,000 residents, 166 city employees and a budget of $55 million in Dania Beach.

During interviews, Baldwin, a Fort Lauderdale resident, revealed one of the reasons he was interested in the position was the shorter commute so he could spend more time with his family.

According to the job posting, the Dania Beach city manager's starting salary will be between $120,000 and $160,000, depending on negotiations, said Colin Baenzinger, a management-recruiting consultant.

He tried to call Baldwin after the meeting at Dania Beach city hall but couldn't reach him. "He's in the middle of a city commission meeting over there," Baenzinger said.

After narrowing the list to a final five, commission members on Saturday interviewed the candidates individually and then as a group. The applicants were either contacted by Baenzinger's company or responded to Dania Beach advertisements for the position.

The four other final candidates from Florida included:

Russell Benford, city administrator of West Park; John Drago, city administrator for Longwood; Sarah Hannah, assistant town manager of Palm Beach; and Ronald McLemore, city manager of Winter Springs."

Good Luck Bob!