On July 6, the county announced that it and Kenneth Young,
who was appointed County Administrator last September, had “amicably parted
ways”. That same day, following a closed session “to discuss the performance
and duties of the county administrator” the supervisors stated that Barbara
Horlacher and Jo Ann Hunter, Deputy County Administrators for respectively,
Finance an d Community Development, to “take any action within the county
administrator’s authority”. No time frame was specified.
On July 23, the following communication was circulated by
the county:
PLEASE TAKE
NOTICE that at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, the Goochland
County Board of Supervisors will hold a special
meeting to go into a closed meeting, as
permitted pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(1),
to discuss recruitment for the
positions of Interim County Administrator and County
Administrator. The meeting is
being held in the Board Meeting Room 250 at the
Goochland County Administration
Building, 1800 Sandy Hook Rd., Goochland, VA. The
Board will reconvene in open
session to certify the closed meeting pursuant to
Virginia Code § 2.2-3712.
After former County Administrator John Budesky tendered his
resignation in March 2020 in order to take the same job in Hanover, the supervisors
approved a transfer of up to $30,000 from its contingency reserve to retain an
executive search firm.
Personnel changes are delicate matters for all concerned. Stay
tuned for further developments.
3 comments:
Question marks. How appropriate. From what people are saying the county is a mess. Question - when's the next election?
John was a great guy and a great follow up to Becky who was stellar. Kenneth managed to take their work and create division and incompetence from day 1. I know Derek and Todd and there could not have been two better supports for him, but he managed to knock their legs out from under them which resulted in both of them leaving the county. It's a damn shame but the fact that they left quietly and professionally is a testament to their excellent character. They did so much work for this county without ever asking for a thank you. Did either one of them receive a call from any supervisor after Kenneth 'left amicably' to apologize or offer an opportunity to come back? Not that either one of them would after the way they were treated.
Also, Kenneth bought a house here just a few weeks before this happened and now it's back on the market. Hmm. Left amicably? Doubtful.
I also don't understand why they are taking so long to look for a replacement. Put it on the street and start interviewing asap. Taking too much time clearly didn't work this last round.
100% agree with the above. A lost year pretty much and loss of talented, respected, and hard working staff who genuinely cared about the County. Shameful what has taken place.
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