Myrtle Beach City Manager John Pedersen is retiring after six years in the city manager role. He previously served 12 years as Myrtle Beachâs assistant city manager.
The Herald conducted a Q&A with Pedersen about his time with the city and his future. Parts of this interview have been edited for clarity and length.
Q: Youâve worked with different city councils and with current Mayor Brenda Bethune and her predecessor John Rhodes. What has that been like? How has working for different personality types and under different directions been?
A: John and I got along great. Obviously, [he has] a really unique personality. But at the end of the day, he really did lead Myrtle Beach. And it s all about trying to make the city better. So, I have nothing but respect for John. Brenda has been wonderful to work with. The amount of energy she puts in her job, I ve never seen anything close to that in any other mayor. And without her, we certainly wouldn t be where we are now with the
City of Myrtle Beach selects new city manager, enters into contract negotiations Jonathan “Fox” Simons Jr. (Source: City of Myrtle Beach) By WMBF News Staff | December 17, 2020 at 3:22 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 7:11 PM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – The Myrtle Beach City Council has made its selection for the next city manager.
The council met on Thursday to discuss the three finalists vying to take outgoing city manager, John Pedersen’s, place. Pedersen announced earlier this year that he will be retiring after being in the position for six years.
The city council selected Myrtle Beach’s current deputy city manager, Jonathan “Fox” Simons Jr.