Rob Hosack, the Cobb County Manager since 2017, announced his retirement on Thursday, according to a release issued by Cobb County Government.
Hosack, an East Cobb resident, will be leaving on April 1, and his position will be filled by deputy county manager Jackie McMorris on an interim basis after that, according to the release.
“It has been one of my highest honors to serve as county manager of Cobb County,“ Hosack said in a statement. “For the past several years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with an outstanding team in the county and to engage with Cobb’s residents. We have developed a deep bench of talented administrators and it’s time for me to step aside and let others lead.”
The county manager directs the day-to-day governance of county government departments and a workforce of 5,000.
This is Hosack’s second employment with Cobb County. He previously had worked 29 years for the county, including serving as the Community Development Director, and returned to assume the county manager post in 2017.
He succeeded David Hankerson, who was the Cobb County Manager for 24 years.
“Rob is the epitome of a public servant,” Cobb Commission Chairman Mike Boyce said in a statement. “Any success we’ve achieved in the county while I’ve been Chairman is largely due to Rob Hosack. I’m saddened, but understand his reasons for leaving and wish him nothing but success. No Chairman could have had a better working relationship with a county manager than I had with Rob.”
Hosack returned to Cobb under new political leadership after Boyce defeated incumbent chairman Tim Lee in 2016.
And Hosack’s announced departure comes in an election year when Boyce is up for re-election, and whose seat is being eyed by South Cobb commissioner Lisa Cupid.
Another announced candidate for chairman is East Cobb resident Larry Savage, who’s twice run before for that seat.
East Cobb commissioner Bob Ott is also up for re-election, but he has not announced his plans.
Several Cobb department heads have changed in that time, including community development, DOT, communications and public safety.
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