Jared Beaudoin of Blairsville has been named the assistant public works director for Habersham County.
Beaudoin currently works as the facilities supervisor for Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino in Murphy, North Carolina.
Prior to that, Beaudoin worked for three years as the facility maintenance director for the City of Sterling Heights, Michigan. In that role, he managed over 550,000 square feet of 18 municipal facilities and handled budget, contractor, and project management. He left the job in February, city records show.
Beaudoin also previously worked as the operations manager and purchasing manager for the City of Sterling Heights for four years before being named facility maintenance director.
According to a Habersham County news release, Beaudoin has 20-plus years of experience in municipal services, including supervisory roles in public works (fleet, water, and sewer departments).
Habersham County Public Works Director Jerry Baggett says Beaudoin will assist him with daily tasks and budgets.
“Basically, he’ll be helping me with the day-to-day operations of the road department, the fleet department, and the landfill or recycling centers,” said Baggett.
Baggett added, “He’s had some background with grants and Michigan’s version of Georgia DOT, so Michigan DOT. He’s also done a Safe Streets for All grant, so he may crossover into capital projects and help me a little bit with that or any future grants that we might have for [the] road department, landfill, recycling, or fleet.”
Habersham County will pay Beaudoin $81,000 per year, plus benefits and the use of a county vehicle.
He takes over the position 10 months after Habersham’s first-ever assistant public works director resigned. Brian Brackett left after only six months on the job.
Beaudoin’s first day on the job is December 18.
