Whitley hired as assistant city manager

Fredericksburg City Manager Beverly Cameron has hired from within to fill the assistant city manager position he left when he took the top post in August.

Cameron said yesterday he has promoted Mark Whitley to be assistant city manager.

Whitley, 38, has been Fredericksburg's budget manager since 2004. He has worked in local government for 14 years, including jobs in South Hill and Garner, N.C. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina and a master's in public administration from the University of Georgia.

Cameron said that given the city's difficult budget situation, he does not plan to fill the budget manager position Whitley will leave at this time. He said he would like to eventually hire a full-time budget manager, but didn't see that being possible before 2012.

Cameron said he and Whitley will share budget duties. Whitley's new salary in the position is $104,000.

--Emily Battle