Oconee County Commissioners Approve Hiring of New County Administrator And New Parks And Recreation Director

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners appointed Justin Kirouac as county administrator and Lisa Davol as director of the Parks and Recreation Department at its regular meeting Tuesday night.

Kirouac, currently assistant manager in Johns Creek in Fulton County, was given a five-year contract starting at $110,000. Kirouac replaces Jeff Benko, who is retiring at the end of the month.

Davol, currently deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Department, is replacing John Gentry, who is going to Gwinnett County to head up its Parks and Recreation Department.

The Board last night also denied an appeal by Broome Street LLC of a decision by B.R. White, director of the county’s Planning and Code Enforcement Department. White had determined that Broome cannot go forward with its Rhino Storage project at U.S. 441 and Hog Mountain Road for three years.

Prior to the meeting, the Board held the first of three public hearings on its proposed millage rate for the current fiscal year, which represents a 4.19 percent property tax increase, on average, for property owners in most of the county.

For details on the meetings, go to Oconee County Observations. Videos of both meetings are embedded in the report.

Pictured: Board Chair John Daniell.