City Manager
The City Manager is appointed by the City Commission, and serves as the administrative head of the City.
His duties and responsibilities include: to see that all laws and ordinances are enforced; to appoint and
remove employees; to supervise departments and divisions, including the public utilities owned by the
City; to enforce franchises; to attend all commission meetings; to make recommendations to the
commission for adoption of such measures as he deems necessary or beneficial to the City; to keep
the commission fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the city and to submit for
its consideration an annual budget; and to perform all other duties as prescribed under the charter
or by ordinance or resolution. He also serves as the purchasing agent for the City.
City Manager, Jay Evans came to Leesburg in October 2004. He is a native Floridian and
has spent most of his life in the Orlando area. Mr. Evans holds a Master of Public Administration
degree from the University of Central Florida. He has previously served as the Town Manager of
the Town of Oakland, Florida, and Concurrency Manager of Osceola County, Florida. His background
includes budgeting, grant writing, growth management, capital facilities planning, and construction
project management.
Deputy City Manager
J. Douglas “Doug” Drymon was selected to serve the City of Leesburg as Deputy City Manager beginning January 2010. A native Floridian who grew up in Sarasota, Doug’s career in local government spans more than a decade-and-a-half, and includes serving communities in the Tampa Bay, North Central Florida and Southeast Florida areas. Prior to coming to Leesburg, Doug was the Economic Stimulus Coordinator for Alachua County. He holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida.