City Hires Alberto Parjus As Assistant City Manager

The City of Coral Gables has hired a new Assistant City Manager. The position has been awarded to Alberto Parjus, a public sector veteran who spent over 35 years at Miami-Dade County and another two and a half as Assistant City Manager at the City of Miami.

Parjus, a double major from Florida International University’s School of Business, holds degrees in Business Administration and Personnel Management, as well as a Project Management Master Certificate.

He started at Miami-Dade County in 1984. Through his first 31 years at the County he served as Chief of the Office or Management Services and Property Development at Miami-Dade Transit Agency, Budget Coordinator for the County Office of Management and Budget and Assistant Director Community Action and Human Services Department.

He served as Assistant City Manager in Miami from August 2015 to February 2018 before returning to the County as Deputy Director of the County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works until last month.

It was announced that Parjus “oversee Community Recreation, Economic Development, Historic and Cultural Resources, Parking, and Public Works while working closely with me on Innovation and Technology, special projects, and assignments.”

“Congratulations to Alberto Parjus who recently joined our team as the new Assistant City Manager. Mr. Parjus is an exceptionally seasoned professional with over 35 years of public sector experience. In the City of Coral Gables, we take great pride in hiring only the most qualified professionals in order to achieve excellence and exceed our goals. Our competitive hiring standards speak to our commitment to deliver the highest level of service to our residents and the community,” said Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago.

Sources at the County inform Gables Insider that Parjus is a dedicated public servant who has worked to reduce bureaucracy and cut government red tape to ensure better customer service for residents.

The Assistant City Manager position has been vacant since the departure of former Assistant City Manager Ed Santamaria in September of 2021.

Parjus will assume the position on Monday, February 28th.

City Manager’s Announcement

This morning, Coral Gables City Manager Peter Iglesias sent the following email to staff introducing Parjus:

“Please welcome Alberto Parjus as our new Assistant City Manager. He joins us on Monday, February 28 and will oversee Community Recreation, Economic Development, Historic and Cultural Resources, Parking, and Public Works while working closely with me on Innovation and Technology, special projects, and assignments.

He joins the city from Miami-Dade County where he most recently served as Deputy Director of the Department of Transportation and Public Works. In this role he was responsible for planning and directing the department’s $839 million budget including overseeing finance, information technology, procurement and materials management among others and overseeing a staff of some 250.

Mr. Parjus has extensive experience in local government. In addition to his more than 34-years of service at the county, he has local municipal experience having worked at the City of Miami as an assistant city manager responsible for Capital Improvement, Transportation, Code Compliance, and Economic Development for three years.

He began his career with Miami-Dade as a Personnel Specialist in Corrections and Rehabilitation and rose through the ranks having worked in positions of increasing scope and responsibility in Human Resources, Management and Budget, Transit and Community Action.

A graduate of Florida International University, he holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

He is an accomplished and results oriented leader with more than 37-years of experience working in complex and diverse government settings. Additionally, he has experience in legislative affairs at both the federal and state levels.

Please join me in giving Alberto a warm Coral Gables welcome.”