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Town of Braselton council places town manager on administrative leave, names interim manager
Summary
At a special called meeting Jan. 16, the Town of Braselton Town Council voted to place the town manager on administrative leave with pay, appointed Chuck Button as interim town manager effective Jan. 16, 2026, and authorized the mayor to negotiate a separation agreement; most motions passed 4–1.
The Town of Braselton Town Council voted on Jan. 16, 2026, to place the town manager on administrative leave with pay and to appoint Chuck Button as interim town manager effective that day.
Mayor Kurt Ward moved the first personnel motion at the special called meeting, which the council entered into at 11:01 a.m. for a personnel discussion under O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3. The motion to place the town manager on administrative leave was seconded by Councilmember Tom Logan and passed 4–1, with Councilmember Richard Harper voting no.
Following the executive-session discussion, Ward moved to appoint Chuck Button to serve as interim town manager effective Jan. 16, 2026, until a permanent town manager is appointed or until further action of the council. Councilmember James Murphy seconded that motion; it passed 4–1, with Harper again voting in opposition.
The council then approved a motion authorizing the mayor to negotiate, with the advice and consent of the council, the terms and conditions of separation with the current town manager. Councilmember Becky Richardson seconded that motion; it passed by the same 4–1 margin, with Harper opposed.
The minutes record that the council reconvened from executive session at 11:07 a.m. and adjourned at 11:10 a.m. The minutes do not identify the town manager by name or provide details of any separation terms; the mayor was authorized to negotiate those terms on behalf of the town for later council approval.
