Teams at City of Lake Wales

Provides administrative and clerical support to the public services department. Maintains records, personnel files, inventories, requisitions, correspondence, reports, and office procedures. Coordinates meetings, training, travel, mail, appointments, and public inquiries. Supports procurement, bookkeeping, labor-relations administration, radio communications, and departmental operations while assisting other city departments as needed.

Protects life and property through firefighting, emergency medical aid, rescue, hazardous-materials response, fire prevention, and emergency communications. Operates and maintains fire apparatus, pumps, hoses, rescue equipment, and facilities; participates in drills, inspections, training, salvage operations, and community safety programs. The role requires physical exertion in hazardous environments and may assist with supervising or training personnel.

Leads municipal current and long-range planning programs, including complex planning studies, development applications, comprehensive plan amendments, rezonings, annexations, site plans, and plats. Provides land-use planning assistance to communities, supports regional initiatives involving natural resources, hazard mitigation, and coastal management, prepares reports, presents findings to boards and elected officials, and supervises assigned staff.