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Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority director to retire; board votes to begin internal search first
Summary
Executive Director Dan Pelowitz announced he will retire Dec. 23; the Solid Waste Authority board voted 4-3 to open an internal search first, with applications to be accepted for two weeks and shortlisted candidates to be interviewed before the board decides whether to expand the search.
Dan Pelowitz, executive director of the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority, told the board that he will retire effective Dec. 23, his 60th birthday, and recommended that the board consider internal candidates first to succeed him.
The board debated whether to open a competitive, external search or limit the first phase to internal applicants. Commissioners split along familiar lines between prioritizing continuity at the utility and prioritizing broader transparency and outreach. After discussion, the board voted 4-3 to begin by looking internally for potential successors and to accept internal applications for a two-week window.
Pelowitz told the board…
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