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The office of the City Manager, is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the City, all department activities and functions, its 75 employees and a multi-million dollar budget. Directly accountable to the Mayor and the City Council, this office resides as an ex-officio member of all boards and committees. The department of Economic Development and Community Relations functions under the auspices of the office of the City Manager.
The City Manager’s office is located at City Hall.
Staff can be reached at
817-568-3000.
Sheyi I. Ipaye, CPM
Sheyi Ipaye is a Certified Public Manager (CPM) and currently City Manager in Forest Hill, Texas. Sheyi has provided executive leadership and directions to three Texas cities. He was formerly, City Manager in Palestine and City Manager in Glenn Heights, and Administrative Aide in Forest Hill Texas.
Previously, Sheyi worked as Vice President for Iberia Bank, US Small Business Administration (SBA), and Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas for almost a decade as the Community Development Officer and Manager for Community Investment where he supervised Economic Development Loan Programs in five (5) States, namely, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas.
Sheyi completed his Bachelor’s Degree in 1982 in Government and Business from Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1984, he received his Master’s Degree in Urban Planning and Development. He completed Executive Leadership Programs at Howard University, School of Communication in Washington D.C., Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Public Finance, Syracuse, New York, University of Minnesota, The Herbert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Sheyi is a strong family man who likes to lead by example.
