This township is looking for a new director of public works.
Mayor Neil Driscoll confirmed in a telephone interview that Jamie Morgan, who joined the township as public works director in January, submitted his resignation on Dec. 19.
“I was very disappointed when I heard about his resignation,” said Driscoll, adding he felt Morgan was doing “a great job.”
An advertisement for the director of public works position was placed on the township website on Dec. 21.
Driscoll said Morgan, who was manager of operations with the municipality of North Perth prior to joining Mapleton staff, has left to take a position similar to that with the Township of Chatsworth.
“As disappointed as we are, we wish him well where he’s going, that’s for sure,” said Driscoll.
In Chatsworth, Morgan joins another ex-Mapleton employee, former CAO Patty Sinnamon, who is now CAO of that municipality.
The next public works director will be Mapleton’s fourth in about three years.
The township dismissed former director Larry Lynch in December of 2013. Current Mapleton CAO Brad McRoberts was originally hired as public works director to replace Lynch in June of 2014. Morgan was then hired to fill the post, which became vacant when McRoberts became CAO in November of 2015.
Driscoll said the township would not be using a consultant in the hiring process to replace Morgan.
The consulting firm of Bellchamber and Associates was engaged by the township to assist with the process that resulted in the hiring of McRoberts as works director – and again as CAO. The firm was also contracted to assist with the process that led to Morgan’s hiring. Consulting costs were between $15,000 and $20,000 on each occasion.
“We won’t be going through a consultant process,” said Driscoll, adding he anticipates McRoberts will handle the process, possibly with the assistance of Wellington County human resources director Andrea Lawson.
