A Promotion at Palestine City Hall

PALESTINE – Palestine’s Assistant City Manager, Michael Hornes, will be the next City Manager. The city council made the announcement on Monday. He succeeds Mike Alexander, who left the post earlier this month. Hornes started working for the City of Palestine in 2013 as a GIS analyst. During that time, he has also served as a Deputy Director of Public Works. Last November, he became Assistant City Manager. He has also served the city as an interim Police Chief. Holmes will be a training facilitator for the city on a contract basis for the next fiscal year. Previously, he has served the city of Lubbock and the city of New York.