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Editorial - County showed poor judgment by keeping ex-director at high salary, paying dues

In the second installment of this week's epic "County Government Follies," we learn that highly paid administrators have a well-padded safety net to protect them from layoffs thrust upon some of their lower-paid coworkers.
When New Hanover County eliminated its Human Resources Department as part of a budget-related reorganization, director Carl Byrd simply moved, salary intact, to a lesser job. READ MORE

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