Longtime Summerville City employee Terry Tinney has resigned from his position as Public Works Director, effective last Friday, May 16, 2025. Tinney submitted his resignation to the Summerville City Council at their recent meeting as the city continues discussions regarding the restructure of the city’s public works department.

In his resignation letter, dated May 2nd, Tinney wrote, “To the mayor, council and city manager of Summerville, effective May 16, 2025, I tender my resignation as director at the City of Summerville. I thank you all for the opportunities I have been given here. I wish you all well.”

Summerville City Manager Jason Winters says that Tinney did not give any specific reason for announcing his resignation.

The resignation comes as the city is moving forward with a significant restructuring of the Public Works department. As part of the upcoming budget, the council is dividing the single Public Works Director position into three distinct departmental roles. “As we discussed during the budget, we are dividing the public works utility director into three department positions: street, gas, and water and sewer,” City Manager Winters explained.

The city will be considering applications for these new positions, both from internal candidates and external applicants. The restructuring aims to streamline operations and improve efficiency within the Public Works department.