City Manager's Office

Glenn A. Irby - City Manager

Mr. Irby’s local government tenure began as a uniformed police officer for the City of Eustis in 1976 and concluded in 1985.  During his time with Eustis he was promoted to the rank of Corporal and was able to experience all facets of being a police officer from patrolman, motorcycle traffic officer and ended his career as an undercover narcotics investigator. 

In 1990 he graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in Accounting and went to work for the City of Tavares as an accountant.  During the next 13 years he was promoted to Finance Director and Assistant City Administrator.

In 1999, Mr. Irby ran for and was elected Mayor of the City of Minneola.  Mr. Irby held this office for two years while working in Tavares as Assistant City Administrator and Finance Director.  At the same time, he began work on his Master’s degree in Public Administration (MPA) with Troy University (Alabama), which he completed in just over 12 months.

After earning his MPA Mr. Irby was hired by the City of Mascotte, where he worked for two years. He then worked for two years for the Lake County Sheriff as his fourth in command overseeing internal business operations as a civilian.  In 2006 he was appointed City Manager of Umatilla where he stayed until 2015 when he went to work for the City of Apopka as Administrator.

Mr. Irby is a Florida Native, born in Inverness (Citrus County).  He has lived as far south as Lake Placid (Highlands County) and as far north as Umatilla (Lake County).  His family first moved to Clermont (Lake County) in 1969 and he graduated in 1975 from Eustis High School.  Mr. Irby and his wife, Angela, reside in Edgewater and have four children ranging in age from 10 to 40.  His hobbies include fishing, gardening and trips to North Georgia, Tennessee and Carolina mountains.