LAKEHURST – Business Administrator Stephen Childers, a former member of the Borough Council, resigned at the beginning of the month.
An internet rumor suggested that he resigned over misconduct, but the mayor dismissed this claim.
“The business administrator did nothing improper or wrong,” Mayor Harry Robbins said. “In fact, he was a great administrator, and will be missed. Mr. Childers simply thought it was time to move on.”
His last day was Sept. 5, Borough Clerk Maryanne Capasso said. He had been in the position for about a year and a half.
Previous to his tenure, the borough didn’t have a business administrator, she said. For about seven years, department heads took care of whatever needed to be done. In a small borough like Lakehurst, that can be done.
It was a part-time position, Robbins said. “At this time we are not looking for a replacement.”
According to the borough clerk, Childers’ annual salary was $17,000 and he did not receive benefits.
Childers could not be reached for this story.
