Jacksonville engineer Raynetta Marshall hired to lead city's public works department

After a nationwide search, the city has hired a Jacksonville engineer to lead the city’s Underground Utilities and Public Infrastructure Department.

Raynetta Marshall was appointed as general manager of the department that oversees Tallahassee’s wastewater program by City Manager Reese Goad.

Marshall will start June 3. She currently serves as the Director of Water/Wastewater Planning and Development for the Jacksonville Electric Authority. She is a registered engineer in Florida with a master’s degree in environmental engineering and bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Howard University.

Marshall will oversee a staff of 540 and an annual budget of $200 million. She will report to Assistant City Manager Wayne Tedder.

“With her engineering background and more than 30 years of experience in the Public Works, Water and Wastewater sectors, Mrs. Marshall has the knowledge and vision to lead the Underground Utilities and Public Infrastructure Department,” Goad said in a statement. “Quality, well-planned and maintained infrastructure is vitally important as Tallahassee continues to grow. Mrs. Marshall comes at the perfect time to ensure we, at the City, continue delivering on our promise to provide best-in-class services to our community.”

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