Pixabay/Margate is seeking to hire a full-time administrator.
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY
MARGATE – The city is seeking applications for the position of city administrator. The city’s current administrator, Richard Deaney, works just three days a week, and the commissioners want the job to go full-time, he said.
“I’m retiring, but not from life,” Deaney said. “We came to a mutual agreement after talking extensively about the process. They are looking to go full-time, and I don’t want to work five days a week.”
Deaney, who started working in Margate in 2012, actually works for Jersey Professional Management, Inc., which recruits former government administrators to work after they retire. The company touts the strength of their employees’ experience managing cities and towns and recommends them to communities looking to hire professionals on a budget. Deaney said he is unsure if the commissioners will hire their next administrator through JPM, but there are benefits to using the company.
“It comes down to finances,” he said. “They earn a salary but do not receive benefits, have long-term contracts and can leave on just two weeks’ notice.”
Deaney said a benefits package, including health insurance, vacation time and Social Security, can add 40% to the cost of a salary for a full-time employee.
Deaney has 52 years of experience as a municipal administrator. He worked in Ocean City for 17 years before he started working in Margate.
The city advertised last weekend for a full-time administrator, who will manage the city’s $35 million budget and $5 million water and sewer budget. The position requires someone with experience managing budgets, knowledge of administrative law, human resource management and technology skills. A master’s degree in public administration is a plus, the advertisement said. The deadline to apply is Nov. 1 and salary and benefits are commensurate with experience.
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