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About Colin Baenziger & Associates

Colin Baenziger, M.P.A.

Colin Baenziger is a student of local government and is responsible for the overall operations of Colin Baenziger & Associates.

Over the years, he has worked with a numerous cities, counties, special districts, and other local government entities on executive recruitments, and on management, operational and organizational issues.

As a former manager and as someone who actively consults with governments, he understands what it takes to operate a government effectively.

As a former manager and as someone who actively consults with local governments, he understands what it takes for them to operate efficiently and effectively.

Frankly, it starts with the people. As he states, "Good people will make a bad system work. Bad people will never make a good system work." Hence, the firm's primary emphasis is on finding the right people for your government. Once they are in place, we can help with the other issues.


In his assignments, he focuses on the positive and finding ways to get the job done in the simplest, most cost-effective manner. While his primary focus is executive recruiting, he has also undertaken a number of other significant projects which included:

  • Served as the interim manager for the new cities of Wellington and Islamorada during their start-up phases.
  • Conducted a planning study of the fiscal impact on the City of Palm Beach Gardens of several development scenarios for its western-most 7,100 acres. The work resulted in a realistic assessment of what type of development would be required if the development was to "pay for itself" in terms of city services.
  • Completed an organizational review of the government of the City of Lauderdale Lakes that led to the City changing its form of government to the Council-Manager plan. Mr. Baenziger also worked with a citizen's advisory committee in drafting the necessary changes to the city charter.
  • In the 1970s and 1980s, Palm Beach County, Florida, acquired a developer owned water and sewer utility (Utility Development Company) in exchange for 29,405 impact fee waivers. Over the years, the County had lost track of how many of those waivers had been granted and how many remained. We were able to identify 29,402 of the waivers thereby eliminating over $20,000,000 in liabilities.

Other Efforts

Other efforts include conducting strategic planning sessions for the Florida Association of Special Districts, the cities of Fort Meade and Stuart, FL, and Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District; an operational review of the city of Tamarac's water utility; a business practices review for division of Martin County government; a review of financial procedures for a division of the Marriott Corporation; and the design of a royalty distribution system for the Recording Industry Association of America.

Mr. Baenziger has a Master's Degree with Distinction in Public Administration from Cornell University's Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton College. With his expertise in municipal government, he has been called upon to speak at the conferences of the International City/County Management Association, the Florida City/County Managers' Association, the Utah City Management Association, the Florida Government Finance Officers' Association and the Florida Public Personnel Association. In July 2015, he married an incredibly special woman, Joy Miller Robbins. He and his eternal companion enjoy spending time with their five children and thirteen grandchildren, serving in their church callings, travel and riding their bicycles on the beach at their home in Daytona Beach Shores.

In his assignments, he focuses on the positive and finding ways to get the job done in the simplest, most cost-effective manner. While his primary focus is executive recruiting, he has also undertaken a number of other significant projects which included:

  • Served as the interim manager for the new cities of Wellington and Islamorada during their start-up phases.
  • Conducted a planning study of the fiscal impact on the City of Palm Beach Gardens of several development scenarios for its western-most 7,100 acres. The work resulted in a realistic assessment of what type of development would be required if the development was to "pay for itself" in terms of city services.
  • Completed an organizational review of the government of the City of Lauderdale Lakes that led to the City changing its form of government to the Council-Manager plan. Mr. Baenziger also worked with a citizen's advisory committee in drafting the necessary changes to the city charter.
  • In the 1970s and 1980s, Palm Beach County, Florida, acquired a developer owned water and sewer utility (Utility Development Company) in exchange for 29,405 impact fee waivers. Over the years, the County had lost track of how many of those waivers had been granted and how many remained. We were able to identify 29,402 of the waivers thereby eliminating over $20,000,000 in liabilities.

Other Efforts

Other efforts include conducting strategic planning sessions for the Florida Association of Special Districts, the cities of Fort Meade and Stuart, FL, and Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District; an operational review of the city of Tamarac's water utility; a business practices review for division of Martin County government; a review of financial procedures for a division of the Marriott Corporation; and the design of a royalty distribution system for the Recording Industry Association of America.

Mr. Baenziger has a Master's Degree with Distinction in Public Administration from Cornell University's Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton College. With his expertise in municipal government, he has been called upon to speak at the conferences of the International City/County Management Association, the Florida City/County Managers' Association, the Utah City Management Association, the Florida Government Finance Officers' Association and the Florida Public Personnel Association. In July 2015, he married an incredibly special woman, Joy Miller Robbins. He and his eternal companion enjoy spending time with their five children and thirteen grandchildren, serving in their church callings, travel and riding their bicycles on the beach at their home in Daytona Beach Shores.

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Stephen E. Sorrell, P.E., M.P.A.

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Ron Williams

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Mission & Vision

Colin Baenziger & Associates (CB&A) is a small but nationally recognized consulting and municipal recruiting firm. Since being founded in 1997, we have gradually expanded into 35 states and plan to continue that growth. Our success is attributed to our process (which works well in any state and for any government), the caliber of our work and the extremely high level of satisfaction of our clients.