Allegretto on the Job as Community Services Director

Mike Allegretto Michael Allegretto began work on Monday morning as director of the Ocean City's Department of Community Services. City Council voted unanimously Thursday to authorize Mayor Jay Gillian to hire the former City Council vice president and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices office manager at $100,000 per year to handle public relations services, economic development, recreation programs, city facilities (such as the Music Pier, Municipal Golf Course and Aquatics and Fitness Center), the code enforcement and licensing offices, and neighborhood/social services. The responsibilities of the department were outlined in a restructuring of city department's approved in August. At the time, Allegretto's hiring was not final, but Gillian on Monday confirmed that the appointment had been made and that Allegretto had resigned from City Council. His resignation creates a vacancy on City Council. Council can elect to leave the seat vacant until the next election or it can make an appointment within 30 days of Allegretto’s resignation for somebody to serve until the May 2016 election (when candidates would run to complete the final two years of Allegretto's term).