New Chatham County manager to begin work Monday
By Marcus E. Howard, Savannah Morning News, Ga. | |
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Lee Smith has not signed and returned the county's one-page compensation offer, which was sent to him via
As there is no agreement to consider, the commission will likely take up Smith's salary at the
Smith's nomination as county manager was approved unanimously by the commission on
The details of his compensation package have not been disclosed. However, he will be paid less than he made as county manager in
Considered among
According to Scott, the salary range for the
"I said to him that I wasn't willing to match his salary in
However, Smith has been offered an open-ended contract that could be renegotiated in
In addition to a transportation allowance, Smith -- who turns 50 this month -- would be entitled to benefits under the county's defined benefit retirement program based on salary and years of service, self-insured health plan and life insurance coverage of one times his salary.
Meanwhile, Abolt, who has been cleaning out his corner office of 26 years this week, will work for the county as a paid consultant over the next few weeks, not to exceed 90 days. He will, according to Scott, be compensated based on his nearly
In 2012, commissioners granted Abolt a retirement package that included
As county manager, Smith will oversee about 1,544 county employees and a half-billion-dollar county budget. Approximately 98 percent of the fiscal year 2015 budget will have been completed by staff by the time Smith sits down next week at his new desk in the
One of Smith's first tasks will be to meet with county employees in various departments and later with Scott and the two assistant county managers to discuss what it will take to successfully work together. Scott and Abolt were scheduled to meet Thursday to talk about his consultation.
"That's why Russ is so invaluable so that he can sit down with him and just go over all that," said Scott.
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