Mayor Kelly Girtz has named retired former planning director Brad Griffin interim manager.
Griffin will run the Athens-Clarke County government day-to-day and manage its more than 1,700 employees while a national search is underway for a permanent manager.
“In his time as planning director, Brad Griffin established exemplary relationships with elected officials, peers across departments and members of the public,” Girtz said in a news release. “He holds a deep well of knowledge about local government operations and will maintain the positive direction we established under earlier managers.”
The ACC Commission ratified Girtz’s recommendation at a meeting on Tuesday.
Griffin is coming out of retirement to take over the manager’s office temporarily. He stepped down in June after 24 years heading the ACC Planning Department. Acting Manager Niki Jones is resigning effective Jan. 17 to move closer to family, accepting a job as assistant manager in Raleigh, NC. He was named acting manager after Blaine Williams, who held the position for 10 years, resigned in June.
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