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Cramerton accepts town manager resignation; planning director named interim town manager
Summary
The Cramerton Board of Commissioners accepted the town manager’s resignation effective immediately, approved a severance and released the town attorney to finalize it, and appointed Planning Director Josh Watkins as interim town manager in 5–0 votes. A transition team and deputy clerk resolution were also approved.
Mayor Nelson Wills and the Town of Cramerton Board of Commissioners met Aug. 4, 2022, at the G.M. Michael Commission Chamber and voted to accept the town manager’s resignation effective immediately and to approve a severance and release, all recorded as 5 to 0 votes.
Commissioner Helms moved to accept the resignation and to approve the severance package and release, motions the board approved unanimously, according to the minutes. The minutes do not name the departing town manager or disclose the severance amount or other contract terms.
Commissioner Atkinson moved to appoint Josh Watkins, the town’s planning director, as interim town manager; the board voted 5 to 0 to approve the appointment and later approved an interim town manager employment contract for Watkins. The minutes record the board’s authorization for the town attorney to finalize the severance agreement.
The board also approved formation of a transition team to help with communications during the manager search. The appointed members are Commissioner Helms, Commissioner Ramsey and Mayor Nelson Wills. Separately, the board approved a resolution appointing a deputy clerk, also by a 5 to 0 vote.
Other routine items approved on the consent agenda included setting public hearings for an NC Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) proposal concerning the historic Baltimore School and the Baltimore neighborhood (public hearings scheduled for Aug. 18 and Sept. 1) and scheduling a planning-and-zoning hearing to consider changes to maximum fence and wall heights in residential districts.
The meeting record shows six commissioners listed as present but records each formal vote as 5 to 0; the minutes do not enumerate individual yes/no votes or explain the numeric discrepancy. The board adjourned following the personnel actions.
