Robert J. Bartolotta has been City Manager of Sarasota, Florida since July 23, 2007. Prior to his appointment to this position, Mr. Bartolotta served as Town Manager of Jupiter, Florida; Assistant City Manager of Savannah, Georgia; City Manager of Dover, Delaware; and Assistant City Manager of Ames, Iowa.

As City Manager, Mr. Bartolotta is responsible for carrying out the policy decisions of the City Commission, providing leadership to the organization and supervising the daily operations of city government.

He is a member of the International City and County Management Association; served as Vice Chairman of the Chatham County Board of Tax Assessors; served as President of the Delaware Association of City Managers; served as Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, teaching Municipal Management and was President of the East Georgia Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration.

He also served as a Peace Corps volunteer. Mr. Bartolotta has a B.A. from California State University, an M.P.A. from the University of Southern California and is a graduate of the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.