Havelock City Manager Frank Bottorff will receive more than $146,000 as part of a severance package and vacation payout deal following his resignation last week.
Bottorff’s resignation was confirmed Saturday by Lauren Wargo, public information officer for the city of Havelock. Wargo said the resignation has been accepted by the Havelock Board of Commissioners.
According to information received from the City of Havelock through a public records request, Bottorff’s employment with the City ended April 29, with an ending salary of $160,738.35. He will receive a severance package of six months’ salary as well as a vacation payout of $66,118.37, for a total of $146,487.
The heavy equipment, including a loader and an excavator seen in action at the beginning of Oakwood Drive in Havelock are not there for sewer issues, but rather a large drainage culvert repair, according to City Manager Frank Bottorff. However, he says, several sewer issue projects continue into 2021.
Oakwood Drive has been the site of many wastewater overflows with thousands of gallons spilled, usually after heavy rains since 2015. The worst years for untreated wastewater being released from manholes along Oakwood were between 2018-20.
The project currently under construction on that street, according to Bottorff, is to repair erosion of the sidewall of the ditch that runs between Gene’s Audio, Oakwood and the Speedway gas station, perpendicular to Hwy 70 West. The erosion has been causing damage to the roadway.