Less than a month after taking over as the new mayor of Chapin, Bill Mitchell will now take a much bigger role in running the town.
After a specially called town council meeting on Tuesday, Mitchell announced Chapin is doing away with the town administrator position that formally oversaw town staff. Instead, Mitchell has indicated he plans to take a more active role running the town of just under 2,000 north of Lake Murray as a “full-time mayor.”
“The Town has reached an agreement to discontinue the Town Administrator position in our organizational structure effective today,” Mitchell posted on his Facebook page Tuesday night. “Mayor Mitchell will continue serving as Chapin’s first full-time Mayor. The agreement addressed contractual obligations and other relevant considerations, resulting in a settlement unanimously approved by Mayor Mitchell and the Town Council members who were present. Both the Town and Town Administrator Nicholle Burroughs are satisfied with the outcome.”…