Since taking the Peekskill position he has aided Peekskill by reorganizing city hall with the result of restarting and completing long stalled public works and development projects. He has also provided guidance in the management of code enforcement issues and is continuing to manage the city through very difficult budget shortfalls.
In March 2004 Fitzpatrick was the recipient of
the prestigious National Public Service Award presented by
the National Academy of Public Administration and the American
Society for Public Administration. The award recognizes individuals
who have made a difference in public administration for a
sustained length of time.
Fitzpatrick served as City Manager of Oak Park
from January 1993 to April 2003. During his tenure he instituted
a Total Quality
Management
Program that was recognized by ICMA with the receipt of the
2001 Program Excellence Award for Innovations in Local Government.
The TQM
Program
was also highlighted by The Michigan Municipal League and
the National League of Cities – Nations Cities Weekly.
Other awards and recognitions for his efforts in Oak Park
include:
2003 ICMA Award
for Programs for
the Disadvantaged and the 1998 ICMA Program Excellence Award
for Intergovernmental Relations.
Oak Park was one in a series of city success
stories. While serving as city manager of Augusta, Maine
Fitzpatrick’s “reengineering” of
the state’s capital city resulted in a narrative in American
City and County magazine and earned him the 1990 ICMA Award for Excellence
In Honor of Mark E. Keane. The award, ICMA’s highest award read, “In
recognition of his role in enhancing the effectiveness of the
Augusta city council, managing the city to fiscal stability,
mending city
council-staff relations, and improving the morale in the community.”
Fitzpatrick’s background indicates a diverse array of management
experience. He has successfully managed Poughkeepsie and Ogdensburg,
New York. He was also been a Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Blasland, Bouck and Lee, an environmental engineering firm based
in Syracuse. Adding to his varied work experience is an impressive
series of professional accreditations. These professional milestones
include: “Credentialed Manager” – International
City/County Management Association, “Certified Quality Manager” – American
Society for Quality, “Certified Planner” – American
Institute of Certified Planners/American Planning Association, “Certified
Government Financial Manager” – Association of Government
Accountants and “Certified Manager” – Institute
of Certified Professional Managers.
In Aril 2002, Fitzpatrick was one of twenty practitioners who were
invited to participate in the ICMA / University of Kansas Hansell Symposium
on the Future of Local Government. His contribution was included in
the ICMA book, The Future of Local Government Administration. He has
authored numerous articles on such topics as city management, quality
management, and labor relations. Fitzpatrick has served as President
of the Oakland County City Management Association and the New York
State City/County Management Association.
Fitzpatrick graduated cum laude from Marist College with a Bachelor
of Arts in Business Administration. He received his Masters of Business
Administration from the School of Business of the State University
of New York at Albany and his Masters of Public Administration from
Rockefeller College Graduate School of Public Affairs of the State
University of New York at Albany. He is also a graduate of the Program
for Senior Executives in State and Local Government of Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government.
