County Administration

The County Administrator is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The County Administrator carries out the policies and directives of the Commission and develops and manages the County's annual operating and capital improvement budgets.

Cheri Coryea became the Manatee County Administrator in 2019.

2019 Annual Report

The Annual Report gives an overview of the exceptional accomplishments our County Government achieved over the past year. It is also the County Administrator’s opportunity to highlight some of the 1,900 county government representatives who serve this community throughout the year, many times without recognition.

The 2019 Annual Report illustrates the many ways the County has accomplished the County Administrator's strategic goals: Enhanced Communication, Administrative Policy and Procedure Updates, Expand Innovation, Automation Conversion, Adopt Two-Year County Budget, Implement Succession Planning, Align Department Projects, 5 Year Strategic Plan Completion, Build Security Culture and Land Development Code Amendments.