Bryan Miller steps down as County Manager

“At this point, I would entertain a motion to accept the resignation of our manager, Bryan Miller, and delegate the duties of the manager to our deputy county manager, Carrie Shields, until such time as an interim manager is named.”

With these words from Duplin County Board of Commissioners Chairman Dexter Edwards, followed by a quick response and unanimous vote by the commissioners, Bryan Miller became the former county manager during a reconvened meeting on Tuesday morning.

The vote came after an hour-long closed session of the board following a brief agenda approving a few funding and budget items.

After reconvening the open meeting, Edwards made a brief statement before entertaining the motion.

“A lot went on in closed session,” Edwards said. “We’re not going to discuss a whole lot.”

After the vote on the motion, the board immediately left to attend a groundbreaking ceremony.

Miller, who was absent from the meeting, had faced criticism from local citizens regarding the handling of contracts and procurement processes. He had served in this role since October 2023.
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