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City Manager’s Office
The City Manager's Office is responsible for implementing City Commission policies; overseeing all departmental activities, enabling, and supporting the departments as they work in the best interest of the community. The City Manager is responsible for instilling the City's vision statement among our employees and fostering an outstanding level of service at a reasonable cost.
City Manager Office Team
The City's organizational structure is very similar to the corporate model. At the top are the citizens, who elect the Mayor and City Commissioners.
The City Commission appoints the City Manager, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer, and the City Attorney, who serves as their Chief Legal Council. The Assistant City Managers and the City Manager oversee the City departments.
Moore, Terrence
- Departments:City Manager
- Divisions:City Manager, Executive Leadership
- Title:City Manager
- Phone:(561) 243-7015
- Email:Email
Mr. Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM was unanimously selected on June 8, 2021 by the Delray Beach Mayor and City Commission to serve as its next city manager.
As city manager, Mr. Moore serves as the city’s chief executive officer, responsible for oversight of day-to-day operations, offering leadership and guidance to all departments and divisions of city government, as well as implementing policies and programs as prioritized and directed by the Mayor and City Commission.
Mr. Moore joined the City of Delray Beach after having successfully served eight extremely productive years as city manager of College Park, Georgia, home of Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Atlanta Dream, and other notable aspects that significantly contribute to the socio-economic well being of Metropolitan Atlanta.
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Moore earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics and public administration from the University of Illinois, as well as post-graduate certificates from the Florida Atlantic University Department of Urban and Regional Planning, and the University of Virginia Senior Executive Institute for Local Government Management. Previous professional experience includes city manager positions in Morgantown, West Virginia (Home of West Virginia University); Las Cruces, New Mexico (Home of New Mexico State University); and Sebastian, Florida, as well as positions with the municipal governments of Deerfield Beach, Florida; Peoria, Illinois; and Chicago, Illinois.
From 2010 to 2020, Mr. Moore served as a board member for The Alliance for Innovation, an international network of progressive governments and partners committed to transforming municipalities by accelerating the development and dissemination of innovations in local government.
In 2006, Mr. Moore was honored by the Greater Chicago Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration with its annual Model Administrator/Outstanding Alumnus Award, via formal nomination by leadership and faculty of the University of Illinois Graduate College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. He is also a Life Member of the University of Illinois Presidents Council, and is an International City/County Management Association Credentialed Manager (ICMA-CM).