New state board names director

Members of the S.C. Fiscal Accountability Authority chose Grant Gillespie to lead that agency Tuesday.

Gillespie has years of experience serving the state of South Carolina, said Gov. Nikki Haley, who chairs the board, created by government restructuring to take over some of the responsibilities of the state Budget and Control Board.

Gillespie has worked at Labor, Licensing and Regulation for the last five years and, before that, worked in the administration of then-Gov. Mark Sanford, Haley said.

The board also approved eliminating 551 full-time employee positions that have been vacant for more than a year

If the state has open positions, they should not let them sit vacant, Haley said. Instead, the state should analyze if the right pay is being offered to fill a job or if the position is needed, she said.

This story was originally published December 15, 2015 at 3:15 PM with the headline "New state board names director."