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October 22, 2011

Wilcox County manager resigns

Peggy King Cordele Dispatch

Abbeville — ABBEVILLE - Tommy Higgs who was hired in June by Wilcox County Commissioners as county manager has tendered his resignation, effective immediately.

Higgs said he cannot support some provisions of a plan that commissioners have unveiled for "expediting payments by Wilcox County to its vendors and service providers.

“I do not feel that it would be fair to the Wilcox County Board of Commissioners, the outstanding personnel working at the Courthouse and most importantly, the citizens of Wilcox County for me to continue to hold the position of county manager going forward."

In leaving the position he has held for the past four and a half months, Higgs added, "I would like to extend my most sincere and profound thanks to my former co-workers, the many new friends I have met and especially to the many citizens who welcomed and provided me with opportunities to really become a part of this great county."

Commission Chairman Tracy Tyndal says he has received no letter of resignation, but was informed by County Clerk Paula Jones that Higgs turned in his keys, cleaned out his desk and told courthouse personnel that he was resigning. The contract, he said, does not expire until the end of November.

Tyndal said the commission met last Wednesday in a called session, to discuss a plan for paying 201 unpaid bills totaling $336,000. “We have many vendors that have not been paid in four months,” the chairman said.

“These bills were found unopened last week by our county clerk, and she called me greatly concerned. We had to assess the current financial situation and start a process to start paying those invoices.”

When Higgs was asked about the situation, Tyndal said, the county manger responded that he was controlling cash flow.

In the first two weeks of her employment, Ms. Jones was getting many collection calls, according to Tyndal, so she started investigating and found the unopened bills.

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