Administration
County Administrator Jonathan D. Sweet, ICMA-CM is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and serves as Pulaski County’s Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Economic Development Officer. He hires and supervises all county department heads/directors, implements policies set by the Board of Supervisors and state code/mandates, and collaborates closely with community agencies. He has assembled a dynamic and world-class Team within County Administration to assist with delivering services to the citizens of Pulaski County and advancing the Board of Supervisors’ vision for the community.
Pursuant to Virginia Code § 15.2-407, the County Administrator is responsible to the Board of Supervisors for the proper administration of all affairs of the county of which the governing body has authority to control. He shall keep the Board advised as to the financial condition of the county and submits to the Board reports concerning the administrative affairs of the county. The County Administrator shall from time to time submit to the Board recommendations concerning matters of the county and its departments, officers and agencies, as he deems proper. The County Administrator, for informative and fiscal planning purposes, shall prepare and submit to the Board a proposed annual budget for the county.
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Mr. Jonathan Sweet, ICMA-CM
County Administrator
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Jonathan D. Sweet has been serving as the County Administrator for Pulaski County, VA since January 2017. Mr. Sweet previously served as the County Administrator and Chief Economic Development Officer for 7.5 years in Grayson County, VA. He has over 24 years of Chief Administrative Officer experience and more than 27 years of experience in local government. Mr. Sweet has been a Credentialed Manager by the International County Management Association since 2010, and was honored at the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) annual conference in Charlotte, NC, as the ‘2015 National City/County Leader of Year’ by American City & County Magazine. He was also recognized by NACo as a ‘Next Generation Leader.’ Mr. Sweet received the Shining Star- Executive of the Year award in 2022 from Friends of Southwest Virginia and was recently named the 2024 ‘Champion of the Valley’ award recipient.
He is an alumnus of Radford University with a B.S. in Communications and a concentration in Public Relations. He has completed the University of Virginia’s-Darden Business School’s Senior Executive Institute and is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute.
He is currently serving on various boards and authorities to include: The Board of Visitors to Radford University, the EO Board, the New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Authority Board, the New River Valley Regional Jail Authority Board, New River Resource Authority Board, and recently concluded 8-years of service on the New River Community College Board. Additionally, he is an active and long-standing member of the International County Management Association, Virginia Association of Counties, the Virginia Economic Developers Association, the Southern Economic Development Council, and the Virginia Local Government Managers Association.
Mr. Anthony D. Akers
Assistant County Administrator
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Ms. Ashley D. Edmonds
Executive Secretary
Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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Mr. Justin Martin
Finance Director
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Ms. Tammy R. Nichols, IPMA-CP
Human Resources Director
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Mr. Michael W. Solomon
Economic Development Director
Executive Director, EDA
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Mr. Joshua R. Tolbert
General Services Director
Deputy Director, PSA
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Mr. Brad Wright
Emergency Management Coordinator
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Mr. Clayton S. Howlett
Director of Information Technology
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