Departments

Director: Lee dePalo
Deputy Director: Tracie Adams
Deputy Director: Sarah Brown

Divisions & Services:

• Animal Welfare
• Children's Services
• Community Development
• Fee Assistance Programs
• Library System
• Neighborhood Connections
• Probation Services
• Senior Services
• Veterans Services

Phone: (941) 749-3030
Libraries Email: [email protected]

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Director: Elliott Falcione

Divisions & Services:

• Meetings & Conventions
• Tourism Development
• Visitors Information
• Film Commission
• Sports Commission
• Powel Crosley Estate

Phone: (941) 729-9177

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County Administrator:   Charlie Bishop, PMP

Deputy County Administrators: 
Courtney DePol, PE
Bryan Parnell, PE
Evan Pilachowski, PE

Divisions and services:

• County Administrator
• Economic Development
• Impact Fees
• Infrastructure & Strategic Planning
• Manatee 311 (formerly Citizens Action Center)
• Information Outreach

Phone: (941) 745-3717

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County Attorney: Pamela D'Agostino

Divisions and services:

• Legal Representation
• Risk Management

Phone: (941) 745-3750

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Director & Impact Fee Administrator: Nicole Knapp

Divisions and services:

• Building & Permitting
• Contractor Licensing
• Environmental Review
• Flood Zones & Floodplain Management
• Planning, Development & Zoning
• Tree Removal

Phone: (941) 748-4501
Email: [email protected]

Director:  Cary Knight

Divisions and services:

• Building Operations
• Construction Services
• Energy & Sustainability
• Parks & Grounds Maintenance
• Property Acquisition
• Public Records
• Survey

Phone: (941) 749-3017

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Director: Sheila McLean

Divisions and services:

• Budget Information
• Procurement
• Bids & Proposals

Phone: (941) 745-3730

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Director:   Kate Barnett

Divisions and services:

• Apply for a Job
• Employee Benefits
• HR Policies

Phone: (941) 748-4501 ext. 3865
Email: [email protected]

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Director: Molly White

Divisions and services:

• Parks and Beaches
• Pavilions
• G.T. Bray Recreation Center
• Fitness/Group Exercise
• Youth Camps
• Athletic Leagues
• Racquet Sports
• Aquatics

Phone: (941) 742-5923
Email: [email protected]

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Director:  Charlie Hunsicker

Divisions & Services:

• Education Programs & Events
• Environmental Protection
• Marine Resources
• Preserves
• Volunteer Program
• Special Initiatives
• Environmental Lands Program
• UF/IFAS Extension

Phone: (941) 742-5923, x6001
Email: [email protected]

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Director: Drew Richardson

Divisions and services:

• Applications & Development
• Automated Systems Maintenance
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Operations & Administration
• Radio Communications
• Telecommunications Infrastructure & Data Center

Phone: (941) 748-4501

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Director: Jodie Fiske
Deputy Director: James Crutchfield

Divisions & Services:

• Beach Patrol & Water Safety
• Code Enforcement
• Community Health
• Emergency Communications (911)
• Emergency Management
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance
• Health Services

Phone: (941) 749-3500             

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Director: Chad Butzow

Divisions and services:

• Field Operations
• Infrastructure Engineering
• Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT)
• Roads, Bridges & Infrastructure
• Transportation Planning
• Traffic Signals

Phone: (941) 708-7450
Email: [email protected]

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Director: Patrick Shea
Deputy Director - Water: Katherine Gilmore
Deputy Director - Wastewater: Kevin Morris
Interim Deputy Director - Solid Waste: Christian Collins

Divisions & Services:

• Backflow Inspections
• Drinking Water
• Infrastructure Mapping & Damage Prevention
• Lena Road Landfill
• Sewer & Wastewater
• Trash & Recycling Collection

Phone: (941) 792-8811
Email: css@mymanatee.org

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