Back in February, Vance County Manager C. Renee Perry was just a few months into her new job. On top of gearing up to prepare the county’s annual budget and getting up to speed on some of the unique challenges and opportunities across the county she was now responsible for, Perry also faced having to fill a good handful of county positions, including five directors of departments.
Perry turned a negative into a positive at the time, and said back in February that she chose to see the vacancies as a chance for her to build her own leadership team.
When Vance County announced Tuesday that it had selected a new Social Services Director, that “team” is officially complete.
Sandy Weaver began her new role as DSS director effective Oct. 1, as did Jeremy T. Jones as assistanc county manager.
And Perry won’t celebrate her first anniversary as county manager until Nov. 1.
One by one, the vacancies have been filled:
· Budget and Finance director – Stephanie Williams;
· Animal Services manager – William Coker;
· Planning director – Sherry Moss;
· Elections director- Haley Rawles;
· Economic Development director – Ferdinand A. Rouse;
· DSS director – Sandy Weaver
· Chief Code Enforcement Officer – Bob Rosch
The code enforcement office is located in the same office as planning, but it will function as a separate department with Rosch as the department head, county staff noted.