THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, November 11, 1995 TAG: 9511110534
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY SUSIE STOUGHTON, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: FRANKLIN LENGTH: Short : 48 lines
After a national search for a new city manager, the City Council has selected Southampton County Administrator Rowland L. ``Bucky'' Taylor for the post.
The contract is expected to be ratified Monday night. He was offered the position this week after the seven-member council interviewed five finalists chosen by a Georgia search firm.
Taylor, 46, told the county Board of Supervisors of the offer Thursday.
He will assume the new post Jan. 1, the same day the city will complete a two-phase annexation of part of Southampton County.
Former City Manager John J. ``Jack'' Jackson resigned last summer for health reasons.
Taylor's salary will be $70,000, plus a car allowance, medical insurance and other benefits.
``I felt like it was a good move,'' he said Friday. ``Sometimes when opportunity comes, you need to go ahead and take advantage of it.''
A Boykins native, Taylor graduated from Southampton High School in 1968. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond and a master's degree in administration and supervision from Old Dominion University.
A former teacher, he became Southampton County's planner/zoning administrator in 1977. He was assistant county administrator for nine years before being tapped for the top post after the former administrator died.
His administration in Southampton County has been characterized by an open-door policy. Under his leadership, the county has developed the state's first agri-business industrial park and a solid-waste disposal system, constructed a regional water and sewer system, implemented the 911 emergency telephone system and built new schools and municipal offices.
He and his wife, Vickie, have two children - Nikki, 15, and Chip, 12. ILLUSTRATION: UNDER TAYLOR
With Rowland L. ``Bucky'' Taylor as county administrator,
Southampton County has developed the state's first agri-business
industrial park and a solid-waste disposal system, built a regional
water and sewer system, schools and municipal offices, and
implemented the 911 emergency telephone system.
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