Town of Fort Myers Beach Manager hires new emergency services director
Town of Fort Myers Beach Manager Will McKannay has hired a new emergency services director in longtime New Jersey policeman Philip Rizzo.
Rizzo will be paid $120,000 annually for his new job. Rizzo spent 25 years in the Franklin Township Police Department in Sussex County, New Jersey. Rizzo was promoted to captain in 2020. Rizzo has a Master of Administrative Science degree from Farleigh Dickinson University and an executive leadership program certification from Farleigh Dickinson University.
Rizzo takes over from Tom Yozzo, a retired New York police officer who retired in May. Yozzo had various duties as head of emergency services, including overseeing the town’s rangers, traffic and parking enforcement, as well as the handling of permitting and code enforcement issues.
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