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Commissioners name administrator
UPDATE: Read more on Williams and his appointment here.
County commissioners this morning, July 10, appointed Tim Williams to serve as administrator.
Williams has been the interim county administrator since Derek Conklin resigned earlier this year amid allegations that he secured a retirement package for he and his wife without commissioners’ approval. Read Conklin’s story here.
Thursday’s vote was unanimous, said Commissioner Charles Furmon, although Commissioner Donald Dixon was not present for this morning’s meeting.
“We have appointed today just a top notch person, a very professional individual,” said Commissioner Gregory Jolivette. “He has shown that he is more than capable of handling the challenges facing our county.”
Jolivette said Williams has shown a strong work ethic in his various roles with the county and the “ability to see a problem and solve a problem.”
Said Furmon: “We could have looked high and low and spent a lot of money (on a national search), and I don’t think we’d come close to what we have presently.”
Commissioners said previously that it would have cost them more than $40,000 to conduct a search for a new administrator.
Question: Did commissioners make the right decision?
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By Jerome
July 10, 2008 11:06 AM | Link to this
Absolutely. Tim Williams is top shelf in solution management.By LibertyRes
July 10, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this
Other than the fact that he has been “acting” we know nothing about the new guy. Woulda been nice to at least have SOMETHING about his experience, education, etc.By JC
July 10, 2008 12:03 PM | Link to this
His experience….just a good ole’ boy, more of the same from our County government.By TRUE AMERICAN
July 12, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this
mr williams, conq.on your new job.after the journal exposed, all the corruption, that goes on at the county level, you have your work cut out for yourself. sir as a military vet, do what’s best for our nation. be a american first, and a friend second