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Savannah Area Chamber: City Manager Finalists Address Pressing Issues In Q&A Session

Melder has worked in the federal government as well as for one of the nation's biggest cities, Washington, D.C.

June 28, 2021

Savannah’s three finalists for city manager, Jay Melder, Heath Lloyd and Sheryl Long, took questions from the media at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center Saturday afternoon.

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As to be expected, the candidates’ responses reflected their varying professional experiences and skillsets. Melder has worked in the federal government as well as for one of the nation’s biggest cities, Washington, D.C. Lloyd has spent the last 15 years serving in a variety roles within Savannah’s city government. And Long has led a small municipality as chief administrator and worked as a top deputy in a large city in Cincinnati, Ohio.


This press release was produced by the Savannah Area Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

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