MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council is expected to accept the resignation of Police Chief Rich Austin at meeting Monday night.
The item was listed on the Dec. 4 council agenda.
Austin joined the Milton Police Department in January 2017 after 24 years with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
In August 2021, he announced that he was stepping down to accept a police chief’s position in Burlington, N.C., then weeks later changed his mind.
Austin’s annual salary is $150,670.
The resignation agreement includes a severance lump sum amount of $46,000, four months’ salary, and he will be entitled to cash out any accrued personal leave or time off.
The agreement states that Austin will resign as an employee in good standing and that the city will provide a neutral reference if requested.
Attempts to reach Mayor Peyton Jamison and City Administrator Steve Krokoff for comment were unsuccessful.
— Pat fox
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