The Town of Witless Bay has appointed Town Clerk Geraldine Caul to the position of Acting Town Manager in light of Town Manager Shawn Kavanagh’s recent leave of absence.
Caul has been on leave since at least last summer, and as of July 14 was still listed on the town’s website as being ‘On leave.’
The Town had hired Katherine Doyle in May to fill the Town Clerk position in Caul’s absence.
Kavanagh, meanwhile, was hired in February of this year to replace former Town manager Kevin Kelley, who quit in October, just a month after he had been hired to replace chief administrative officer Pat Curran.
Kavanagh went on his leave of absence in June, and told the Irish Loop Post he wasn’t at liberty to discuss the matter further.
The Irish Loop Post tried to reach Doyle, Caul, Mayor Trevor Croft, and Deputy Mayor Lorna Yard inquiring as to whether Kavanagh was still being paid while on leave, but did not receive a response. A call to the Town Hall was not answered.
