Former Greensboro city manager takes interim manager role for town of Zebulon

A former Greensboro top official has been named the interim town manager for the town of Zebulon. 

Taiwo Jaiyeoba abruptly resigned from his position as Greensboro’s city manager in March. Two senior-level city employees later told WFDD he had violated the city’s sexual harassment policy.

That wasn’t discussed on Tuesday at the emergency meeting of the Zebulon Board of Commissioners. But one board member, Beverly Clark, expressed concerns about the process of the appointment.

“Some of us didn't know about it, and how they went about identifying the person," Clark said. "Have they met him before? When did they first meet him? And why they didn't share it with the entire board?”

According to Commissioner Shannon Baxter, Jaiyeoba was selected by the North Carolina League of Municipalities as the town’s interim applicant. 

The board voted to approve Jaiyeoba’s contract, which allows him to serve in the interim role until a permanent manager is found, or until July 1, whichever is earlier. 

“I do not want to give a sense that I'm going to be here permanently, but will be very actively assisting the town in securing an assistant town manager within the next 30 days," Jaiyeoba said at the meeting. "While at the same time, working to get a permanent town manager in place.”

Zebulon’s previous town manager, Joe Moore, resigned Monday after nearly nine years in the role.

Amy Diaz covers education for WFDD in partnership with Report For America. You can follow her on Twitter at @amydiaze.