There’s a lot to be learned from City Manager Sam Sanders’ written report for the July 7 meeting of the Charlottesville City Council, but one recent departure is not among them.
Eden Ratliff is no longer Charlottesville’s Deputy City Manager for Administration and on July 9 will take over as manager of Middletown Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Ratliff’s last day in Charlottesville was May 9 according to Afton Schneider, the city’s director of communications and public engagement.
According to a June 10 article on Levittownnow.com, Ratliff will be paid $215,000 a year. Much of his managerial career has taken place in Pennsylvania where he is a native.
The city’s website does not list a vacancy for the position and there is no opening listed on an employment site used by Charlottesville. Schneider said the position will be filled.
James Freas is still listed as the Deputy City Manager for Operations and Ashley Marshall is still listed as Deputy City Manager for Social Equity.
Ratliff was hired in January 2024 and began work in February 2024. One task given to him by Sanders was to shepherd the creation of a new strategic plan for the city. He gave a status update in April. Schneider said his departure will not affect the schedule.
Before you go: This story was originally sent out in the July 7, 2025 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement and posted here about an hour later. One of the questions about the future is whether there should be one central content management system. A migration will be expensive and it not currently in the budget. Perhaps one day soon.
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