County Administrator Jim Ley's responsibility is to provide leadership and
management direction to the organization, to interact with the Board of
County Commissioners (BCC) and representatives of other jurisdictions in
order to identify needs for services, and to translate BCC policy into responsive
service programs.
James L. Ley has served the public for over
28 years, all of those years being in county service. He graduated from
Kent State University in 1974.
Ley served as the Sarasota
County administrator since August of 1997. Prior to that, he served with
Clark County, Nevada in various positions since 1979; his final assignment
with Clark County was serving as the assistant county manager for Development
Services from 1991 to 1997, overseeing all of the urban services provided
by a full service urban county.
He is a member
of the International City/County Management Association, is an at-large
member of the Florida City and County Management Association Board of Directors,
is a member of the Board of Directors of the Innovation Groups, is a past
chairman of the Urban Consortium Steering Committee of Public Technology,
Inc., and is a past president of the National Association of County Administrators.
In 1999, he was awarded Public Technology, Inc.’s Technology Leadership
Award, recognizing his efforts to foster the use of technology in local
government.
Watch County Administrator Jim Ley discuss the
results of Amendment 1 on Fox13 Your Turn
1660 Ringling Blvd.
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: (941) 861-5000
E-Mail:
countyadministrator@scgov.net
