Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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Director Tracy Shroyer, who was hired last December, abruptly resigned her position April 13. She is on administrative leave and will be paid through the end of June.
Grady McClamrock, who does legal work for the department, recently had his contract terminated by the county, and Sally Smith, who also did legal work, has resigned, effective June 1.
Beth Dirks, human resources director/assistant county manager, said previously that Shroyer’s decision to leave was based on the position not being “a good fit for her.”
Jim Stockert, deputy county manager/county finance officer, whose office Social Services reports to, said, “There was an administrative decision made that it was in the best interest of the organization for her [Shroyer] not to return to her position once she officially resigned.”
An email sent to Stockert by Shroyer that Friday evening read, “In follow up to our conversation today, I will be tendering my resignation effective June 30, 2007. I appreciate that I will be given full pay and benefits until this date. I will be removing personal items from the office in the presence of either yourself, Mr. Bralley, or Beth Dirks, and will return my ID badge and keys at that point. Again, thank you for your assistance and understanding.”
Stockert said Shroyer’s personal items were collected three days after the resignation, by Beth Dirks, human resources director/assistant county manager, and delivered to Shroyer, “as a matter of convenience,” so that Shroyer would not have to come all the way back to Davie to do it herself.
Richard Poindexter, the chair of the social services board, said Shroyer was “apparently not a good fit. I don’t know what the circumstances were with her, but she just didn’t seem to fit well.”
Another member of the board, Diane Foster, said, “Tracy did a good job managing but it was ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.