Jeremy Young will be leaving his post as county manager of Putnam County on December 1st to become county manager of Kanawha County.

As Putnam county manager, Young oversaw an annual budget of $24 million. Kanawha’s budget for the current fiscal year is $60 million. The increase in responsibility of administering Kanawha’s larger budget will result in a significant salary increase for Young. As Kanawha county manager Young will receive $135,000 per year. As Putnam’s…