Justin Strickland will get a nice bump in salary when he assumes his position as interim president of the Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission on Feb. 3.

Named to the interim post at a special called meeting last week to replace outgoing EDC President Ted Clem, who is taking a position with the state of Alabama, current EDC Vice President Strickland was voted a $20,000 per year salary increase for the time he serves as interim head of the Economic Development Commission.

The board unanimously approved EDC Board Chairman Jay Smith’s recommendation for the increase at its monthly meeting Thursday.

The board also approved Smith’s recommendation for membership of a committee he wants to form to suggest how to move forward with the process of replacing Clem permanently. Smith, Albany City Manager James Taylor, Dougherty County Administrator Richard Crowdis and outgoing Albany Area Chamber of Commerce Board Chairwoman Cynthia George will make up the committee.

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