In His First Year, County Administrator Joe Casey Puts His Stamp on Chesterfield
Some new jobs you ease into. Others you dive into head first and just start kicking.
Joe Casey came to Chesterfield in July 2016 with a reputation as a relentless worker, and his new bosses on the Board of Supervisors immediately put that to the test. They challenged the new county administrator to evaluate every aspect of the local government's operations with "fresh eyes" and identify areas in which it could function more effectively.
That's a demanding assignment when you lead an organization the size of a Fortune 500 company, with more than 4,000 employees and an annual budget approaching $1 billion.
In his first 12 months as county administrator, Casey managed an ambitious agenda and tackled several high-profile issues, most notably overhauling Chesterfield's cash proffer policy and the local school system's woefully underfunded supplemental retirement plan.