Norton Bonaparte

Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr. has served as the City Manager of Sanford, Florida since September 2011. As the city’s chief administrative officer, he is responsible for overseeing all city operations, which includes a $324 million budget, and over 540 employees. Prior to Sanford, Mr. Bonaparte served as the city manager of Topeka, Kansas; Plainfield, New Jersey; Camden, New Jersey; Willingboro, New Jersey and Glenarden, Maryland. Mr. Bonaparte is a member of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and has earned its Credentialed Manager designation. Mr. Bonaparte has been elected president of both the New Jersey Municipal Management Association and the Maryland City/County Management Association. Mr. Bonaparte has been a speaker at numerous city management conferences throughout the United States and China, and has authored articles that have appeared in the International City/County Management Association’s PM Magazine and the American Society for Public Administration’s PA Times. He has taught graduate public management courses at Rutgers University and undergraduate courses in management at National-Louis University’s School of Management and Business. He has served as a principal instructor for the University of Kansas’ Emerging Leaders Academy and is a guest speaker at the University of Central Florida’s School of Public Administration.