The head of the Walker County (Ga.) Water & Sewage Authority is out.
The authority’s board voted 4-0 to fire General Manager David Ashburn during a special called meeting Thursday night. Ashburn was a long-standing county employee who wore many hats, including as an interim sheriff in the mid-1990s. However, he fell out of favor when Commissioner Bebe Heiskell lost her re-election bid to Shannon Whitfield in November.
Ashburn said he did not want to discuss the details of the firing with the Times Free Press on Friday.
“I take full responsibility as a manager and am moving on,” he said.
Brandon Whitley, manager of the Walker County Wastewater Treatment Plant, will be the authority’s interim general manager. Meanwhile, the board will decide on a list of qualifications for Ashburn’s full-time replacement and advertise the job opening on the authority’s website.