Jamie Brown resigns as Lake Worth Beach's interim city manager
He will return to Public Works after announcing his resignation at Tuesday night's City Commission meeting
JAME BROWN ANNOUNCED his resignation as Lake Worth Beach’s interim city manager at the beginning of Tuesday’s City Commission meeting.
“It’s been an honor to share the dais with all of you,’’ Brown told commissioners. “I do want to thank everyone. It has been a real joy.’’
Later in the meeting, commissioners unanimously voted to appoint Assistant City Manager Troy Perry as interim city manager.
“I’m willing to do all I can to assist the city. I appreciate the confidence,’’ Perry told commissioners.
Brown, who has been with the city for 15 years, will return to his main job as Public Works Director but stay on to help Perry with the transition. Commissioners voted to waive a requirement for Brown to stay on for 30 days.
“You have been a great steward of the city,’’ Mayor Betty Resch said. “You stood up when we needed somebody to stand up. We are grateful to you. And the beauty of this is you’re not going anywhere.’’
“I’m excited to get back to public works,’’ Brown said.
Brown stepped in to serve as interim city manager at the commission’s request in January 2024 after Carmen Davis was fired just before Christmas 2023.
He wound up serving as interim for two years and three months as commissioners off and on debated searching for a full-time city manager or giving the job to Brown.
Commissioners finally hired a recruiting firm earlier this year. By then, Brown had come under criticism from Commissioner Anthony Segrich, who took office in March 2025.
Last year, Brown received endorsements from Resch and Commissioners Chris McVoy and Sarah Malega for the full-time job. But he withdrew his candidacy in October, sensing he did not have unanimous commission support after Segrich took issue with Brown’s refusal to formally interview for the job.
On April 17, Segrich persuaded commissioners to schedule a special meeting in May to consider appointing a new interim city manager, even though the commission is in the middle of a full-time city manager search.
Commissioner Mimi May said April 17 she would consider Segrich’s proposal, but Resch questioned whether the move would benefit the city.
When Brown announced his resignation Tuesday night, May said: “Thank you for your incredible service.’’
“He stepped into shoes when we needed somebody to help out and he really got a lot of things moving and I’m appreciative of that,’ McVoy said.
“I know you’ve spent a lot of time in this city on weekends and late nights,’’ Malega said to Brown, “and regardless of any rhetoric or nonsense that’s been said either here or on social media I know how much time you have taken away from your daughters and your wife. Time is not something you can replace so thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your dedication.’’
Segrich, who attended Tuesday’s meeting via Zoom from vacation in Europe, did not offer comments to Brown.
This story was updated at 10:49 p.m.