Three Longtime County Administrators Resigning

Three longtime administrators in Washington County have announced plans to resign at the end of June.  Michael Namie, who currently serves as the chief of staff for the county commissioners, Finance Director Josh Hatfield and Human Services Director Kimberly Rogers say they will be leaving their current positions as of June 30th.  Each director gave a different reason for their decision with the exception of Namie.  Namie, who had served as the county’s controller for several years declined to offer a reason for his departure.  Hatfield says he is leaving to accept a new job, but declined to say where he would be working.  As for Rogers, she says she and her husband have purchased a home in West Virginia and they are planning to retire there.  Washington County Commission Chairperson Diana Irey-Vaughan though, says she believes the mass resignations stem from political infighting between the elected row officers and other county officials, along with the uncertainty about who will be in charges of the board of commissioners next year following the November general election.  Irey-Vaughan is also leaving her position.  She announced earlier this year that she would also be retiring when her term ends in January.