Robin Gomez departing as Clarkston City manager; city clerk retiring
Clarkston City Manager Robin Gomez points out some of the new landscaping along E. Ponce de Leon Avenue during the city of Clarkston’s streetscape construction completion celebration at Refuge Coffee on Friday, Sept. 3. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Clarkston, GA — The Clarkston City Manager Robin Gomez will be leaving his position effective September 17. The announcement was made during the Sept. 7 City Council meeting.
Director of Planning and Development Shawanna Qawiy will be the interim city manager, pending her review of a contract with the city.
In addition, City Clerk Tracy Ashby is retiring and the city hopes to hire a new clerk in time to supervise municipal elections in November. As an alternative, City Attorney Stephen Quinn suggested asking the DeKalb Board of Elections to provide a supervisor for the elections.
This is a developing story and this article will be updated when more information is available.
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