Marchioli resigns as interim leader of Spartanburg County By Stephen Largen
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Published: Monday, October 24, 2011 at 11:48 a.m.
Interim Spartanburg County Administrator Nelson Marchioli resigned Monday morning just two months after taking the job.
Marchioli, the former Denny's Corp. president and CEO, had been expected to serve at least four months after he was appointed by Spartanburg County Council in late August. Marchioli, who had been working for free, replaced former administrator Glenn Breed.
Breed abruptly resigned when council members received preliminary results of a financial audit that indicated systemic problems with county leadership
Marchioli did not respond to two phone messages seeking comment Monday, and County Council Chairman Jeff Horton said Marchioli did not offer an explanation for the decision. Horton notified council members of Marchioli's resignation via email Monday morning.
The resignation means Deputy County Administrator Jim Hipp will take on more responsibility as council searches for a permanent administrator that officials hope to have in place early next year. Marchioli had not given any public hints of dissatisfaction before his resignation. At last week's regular council meeting, he proposed a plan to bring aboard temporary staff, some of whom had worked with him at With Marchioli's resignation just the latest in a series of major issues that have surfaced in county government in recent months, Spartanburg County Councilman Brown said citizens who have concerns should know that council is trying to take a studied, long-term approach to fixing problems. Hipp said Marchioli told him Monday morning that he “felt it would be best for him to resign.”“He wished us all the best and told me that any assistance he could provide to me personally, he would be glad to do so,” Hipp said.
Hipp said the last day the county will accept applications for the administrator's job is Friday. Council's personnel committee, in consultation with the county's Office Human Resources and the Appalachian Council of Governments, will then review the applications, Hipp said.
