Experienced city manager Robert Baldwin has spent more than four decades working in local government across several Florida towns. In his most recent role, Robert (Bob) Baldwin served as the city manager of Dania Beach, Florida.
The oldest town in Broward County, Dania Beach may not be the first choice for tourists, but its convenience and numerous local attractions should make it a must-see destination. Traffic around Dania Beach is often low, with ample parking near and even on the beach. Because other areas of Broward County, such as Fort Lauderdale Beach, are often large tourist attractions, Dania Beach typically is quiet. This makes it a perfect destination for people who prefer to avoid large crowds. The small, two-mile beach also boasts several tiki huts, an Intracoastal boat launch park, an old-fashioned pier, and several local restaurants. For tourists interested in a variety of activities, Dania Beach is home to the Dania Beach Casino, which has slot machines, a card room, and live jai alai.
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Robert Baldwin currently serves the City of Dania Beach, Florida, as city manager. Prior to taking on this position, Robert Baldwin spent time as a public administrator in a number of Florida cities and municipalities, including the City of Fort Lauderdale and the City of Hollywood.
While working as an assistant city manager for Fort Lauderdale in 1986, Baldwin was involved with the implementation of a unique strategy to discourage an expected wave of graffiti artists that accompanied Fort Lauderdale, Florida's annual influx of college students observing Spring Break. Fittingly known as the Spring Break Wall, an extensive stretch of concrete running alongside State Road A1A had long been a target of mischievous students who often lived or attended school in distant parts of the country. To combat these out-of-town defacement efforts, then Police Chief Ron Cochran reached out to more than 1,200 students at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale to paint and otherwise decorate the wall before spring break crowds arrived. Cochran and then Mayor Robert Dressler said that the canvas, which measured about 2,500 feet in length from Granada Street to East Las Olas Boulevard, could be dressed in any way so long as the images did not depict nudity, politics, or scenes that could be linked to the Spring Break debauchery he intended to avoid. Since 2009, Robert Baldwin has applied nearly 25 years of expertise in public administration and local government in Broward County to serving Dania Beach, Florida, as city manager. As the chief administrator of a commission-manager form of city government, Mr. Baldwin leads and collaborates with task- and department-specific commissioners and appointees, including Broward County Sheriff’s Office District Captain Kevin Granville.
Captain Kevin Granville serves the Broward County Sheriff’s Office as the district captain of Dania Beach. As head of this Sheriff’s Office district, Granville supervises two lieutenants, eight sergeants, 58 deputies, and a team of office administrators who provide law enforcement services to the residents of Dania Beach, the oldest incorporated city in South Florida. Dania Beach is home to roughly 30,000 residents, and the city offers such attractions as the International Game and Fish Association World Fishing Center, many antique and curio shops, and one of the world’s largest jai-alai sport centers. Dania Beach maintains an annual budget of roughly $10 million for sheriff operations in the city’s 22 residential neighborhoods and communities. More information can be found here: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-02-21/news/fl-bso-chief-dania-20130221_1_dania-beach-kevin-granville-sheriff-s-office Local government manager Robert Baldwin provides expertise in municipal leadership as the city manager of Dania Beach, Florida. In a 2013 appointment that was covered by the Sun Sentinel (http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-02-21/news/fl-bso-chief-dania-20130221_1_dania-beach-kevin-granville-sheriff-s-office), Robert Baldwin selected Broward County Sheriff’s Office veteran Kevin Granville to lead the agency's Dania Beach office.
At the age of 21, Captain Kevin Granville joined the Broward County Sheriff's Office after serving as the group's first intern and graduating from Bethune-Cookman University with a degree in criminal justice. Initially performing road patrol in South Broward, he transferred to the countywide Street Crimes Unit. After three years in that division, Captain Granville joined the road patrol, motor unit, and Special Enforcement Team in Lauderdale Lakes. During the 2000s, Captain Kevin Granville protected the citizens of Dania Beach, Pompano Beach, and Pembroke Park. In 2010, he was named acting chief and executive officer of the Deerfield Beach district. Immediately preceding his appointment to district captain of Dania Beach, he served as Area 2 captain for Pompano Beach. Shortly after accepting his current position, Captain Granville received praise from Dania Beach Mayor Walter Duke for his dedication to fixing chronic crimes, such as drugs and prostitution. Additionally, he serves as the executive vice president of the South Florida Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. |
AuthorAn accomplished local government veteran, Robert Baldwin is the pa. City Manager of Dania Beach, Florida. Baldwin oversees all aspects of the city's administration. Archives
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