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205 East Main Street
Hardeeville, SC 29927
Phone: 843.784.2231
Fax: 843.784.6384
The Administrative Services Department serves as the primary support agency for the various City departments, local businesses and our citizens. The Administrative Services Department directs and plans the fiscal program of the City and provides internal support to other operating departments through its operating divisions.
Haynes has served as the city’s chief appointed officer since December, 2000. As City
Manager, he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city including all city departments and staff members. One of his primary job functions is advising the City Council on policy matters and implementing those policies as adopted by the Council.
He also oversees the preparation and implementation of the city's general operating and capital improvement budgets. In addition, Haynes directs the city's ongoing economic development efforts, negotiating with and attempting to attract residential, commercial and industrial developers to the city.
Before accepting his job with Hardeeville, Haynes served for three years as Deputy Tax Commissioner for Bulloch County, Ga., and then one year as the City Administrator in Springfield, Ga. Haynes and his wife, Mary Beth, have three children, son Hayden and daughters Emmaline and Arden.
Haynes is a graduate of Georgia Southern University and holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration (MPA). His professional affiliations include being a full member of the International City and County Management Association (ICMA) and the South Carolina City and County Management Association (SCCMA). He is also a member of the National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration.
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Mr. Griffin is employed with the City of Hardeeville as the Assistant City Manager. Mr. Griffin is primarily responsible for the Growth Management operations of the City, which includes annexations, planning, zoning, economic development, building inspections and other development-related services of the City. Mr. Griffin has over 10 years of experience in the local government field. He has been involved at the local government level in the management and administration of land use planning, zoning, building inspection, code enforcement, GIS, floodplain management, and economic development programs, with extensive experience in GIS-related local government applications. Mr. Griffin obtained his background in GIS and Planning with a Master's in City and Regional Planning from Clemson University. Mr. Griffin's previous experience includes four years as a planner and subdivision administrator with the County of Charleston, SC and just over four years experience with Colleton County, SC as planning and development director. Mr. Griffin has been certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners, by the International Code Council as a Residential Building Inspector, and by the Association of State Floodplain managers as a Certified Floodplain Manager.
Jeff Slocum brings 16 years of experience in information technology to his position as the City of Hardeeville's chief information officer. Jeff came to Hardeeville from Colleton County, where he was their information technology director for four-and-a-half years. Prior to that, he owned a computer retail and service business for seven years, focusing on government and businesses in and around Colleton County. Jeff graduated from Clemson University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. He is the proud father of a son, Christopher, and a daughter, Alaina.
Snowden is employed with the City of Hardeeville in the Planning & Development Services Department as Planning Director. Ms. Snowden has almost 10 years of land use planning experience in the local government field. She has been involved at the local government level in project management, comprehensive planning, and management and administration of land use planning and zoning boards with extensive experience large scale development review. Ms. Snowden obtained her background in land use planning with a Master’s in City and Regional Planning from Clemson University. Ms. Snowden’s previous experience includes nine years as a planner and project manager with the County of Charleston, SC and three years experience as a private consultant. Ms. Snowden has also performed land use planning services for the South Carolina Towns of Awendaw, Bluffton, Kiawah Island, McClellanville, and Megget. Ms. Snowden has been certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Ted Felder joined the City of Hardeeville staff in January 2007 as Economic Development Director, bringing with him 11 years of experience in government and economic development. Mr. Felder is the main contact person for all economic development projects in the City of Hardeeville. He is no stranger to our area, having served as U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson's Lowcountry District Office Director for four-and-a-half years. Mr. Felder was responsible for the Congressman's constituent services, community outreach and public relations in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties. Prior to that, he handled similar duties as a special assistant in Congressman Wilson's Orangeburg office. Mr. Felder began his career in the legal department of the South Carolina Employment Security Commission, and then was a lobbyist at the South Carolina Statehouse from 1995 to 2000. A native of St. Matthews, S.C., Mr. Felder graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1994 with a B.A. in political science. His wife, Beth, is a 5th- and 6th-grade teacher at Thomas Heyward Academy. They have a son, John Goodwin Felder.
Tedder, of the law firm of David L. Tedder P.A. in Beaufort, has served as the city's attorney since 1999. His duties include advising the City Council and staff on legal matters, and representing the city should legal action be required. He received his attorney's degree from the University of South Carolina Law School J.D. in 1980. In the mid-1980s, he served four years as an assistant city attorney for the City of Beaufort for four years. His private practice concentrates on governmental matters. He and his wife Anne have a daughter, Kara, 11.
Richard Nagy brought more than 30 years of law enforcement experience when he became the City of Hardeeville's police chief in June of 2007. Later that summer he was named public safety director, overseeing both the police and fire departments. Before coming to Hardeeville, Chief Nagy was the deputy director of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, which trains all law enforcement officers, detention officers and E-911 personnel in South Carolina. In that role he also managed and regulated the 14,000 police certifications in the state. He also has experience as a police chief, including six years as the chief of the Bennettsville, S.C., Police Department. From there he went to the Beaufort, S.C., Police Department, first as deputy chief of police and then as interim chief of police. Chief Nagy's experience also includes eight years at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C. - where, after starting as a patrol sergeant, he was promoted to chief investigator, then operations security manager and law enforcement chief. He began his law enforcement career as a police officer in East Orange, N.J.; Linden, N.J.; and North Augusta, S.C.
Karen Jarrett came to Hardeeville in January 2007 as the City's first full-time engineer on staff. This is her third municipal engineering position. Karen worked as a staff engineer in Germantown, Tenn., from 1998 to 2002. In 2002, she accepted a position in Lakeland, Tenn., as a City Engineer. Karen graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Civil Engineering from University of Memphis.
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Jason brings a long history of film and television experience to Hardeeville. Before coming to Hardeeville he worked at Vidipax Inc. as the Editing Supervisor for the Coca-Cola Project cleaning, cataloging, and archiving material for the Library of Congress. In 2002 he started a video production company in Savannah, GA and eventually wound up at WTOC-TV as a photojournalist.
Joe Gailey pulls double duty for the City of Hardeeville as its recreation director and public works director. After more than 20 years of working in the parks and recreation field in northeast Georgia, Joe became Hardeeville's recreation director in June 2006. He added the role of public works director in April 2007. With a complete background in recreation services, Joe looks forward to the opportunities that are ahead for the City of Hardeeville. While director in Stephens County, Ga., Joe was very involved in both the district and state level of GRPA (Georgia Parks & Recreation), from starting programs like roller hockey and disc golf to hosting local and state youth and adult softball tournaments. Joe was born and raised in the Gainesville, Ga., area and had the opportunity to play on and work with several national tournament teams before, during and after college. Joe and his wife have two daughters, and his interests include trout fishing, college sports and being with family. Joe wants to hear from the public on any ideas that they may have for the growing Hardeeville area.