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Urbanna to advertise administrator job after council debate over full- vs. part-time hire
Summary
Councilors debated hiring a full-time or part-time town administrator, discussed salary ranges (examples in materials ranged from ~$33,000 for part-time to $90,000 for full-time), and agreed to advertise a position with defined duties while leaving exact hours and pay to the forthcoming job posting.
The Urbanna Town Council devoted extensive time to recruitment strategy for a town administrator, weighing part-time and full-time models, zoning assignments and salary expectations. A consultant walking the council through a prepared worksheet summarized options and sample salaries from comparable towns; councilors discussed whether to combine zoning duties with the administrator position or contract zoning work separately.
Members exchanged competing priorities: some argued a full-time administrator is necessary to handle zoning, events and emergency responses, while others said budget constraints make a part-time or contract approach more practical. "I would prefer the older, more experienced person," the Chair said when discussing candidate profiles, while another councilor advocated advertising a part-time posting (30 hours) to gauge applicant interest. The packet provided examples showing part-time comparators at around $33,000 and some full-time comparators near $90,000; councilors asked staff to prepare a clear job description and to circulate a salary range in the advertisement.
The council directed staff to draft a job posting and asked members to submit desired role qualities to the consultant so those preferences can be incorporated into the ad. No hiring decision or formal job offer took place at the work session; the council will revisit the posting and proposed salary range once staff compiles the input and returns a draft advertisement.
