1. City Clerk

   The Clerk is one of the oldest and most honorable professions beginning with the early Middle Ages when churches and governments recognized the need for accurate record keeping.

2. City Manager

   The City Manager is the city's Chief Administrative Officer and is responsible for all city operations, capital assets, and financial resources.

3. Deputy City Manager

   The Assistant City Manager oversees the day-to-day operations and capital improvement programs for the departments of Public and Support Services. The departments are comprised of Parks & Recreation, Street Maintenance, the Lake Wales Municipal Airport, Cemetery Operations, Information Technology, Facilities Maintenance, Purchasing, and Fleet Maintenance.

4. Human Resources

   It is the Human Resources Department's mission to provide professional leadership and promote positive employee relations through high-quality performance in a well-qualified and well-trained workforce by assuring diversity in employee recruitment, interviews, and selection.

5. Purchasing

   The Purchasing Department is responsible for the procurement of products and services and for the selection of architects, engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects, as specified by state law, for the City of Lake Wales.