Lincoln Town Administrator Almond To Join McKee Administration

LINCOLN, RI — Lincoln town administrator T. Joseph Almond has accepted a job with the new administration of Gov. Dan McKee and will be leaving the elected local post he has held for 15 years.

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Almond, a Republican, will work as McKee's deputy chief of staff at a $154,198 annual salary, the Democratic governor's office announced. In Lincoln, Almond's base salary stands at $94,003 after the Town Council this week approved a 2.5% cost of living increase for the position retroactive to July 1, 2020. Almond is expected to step down by the end of the month.

Almond is slated to appear at a special Town Council meeting Friday evening at 5 p.m. The council will likely will consider the appointment of an acting administrator until a special election can be held. The meeting will also feature the appointment of a municipal court judge and an associcate municipal court judge.