Myrtle Beach assistant manager to depart this summer. Where will he go?

After nearly five years with the city, a top Myrtle Beach staffer is departing this summer.

Brian Tucker will end his role as assistant city manager at the end of June to serve as administrator of his native Lancaster County.

“I get to go home. I get to take what I’ve learned over the last 15 years of local government and 20 years of community development, economic development, and take that back home and serve family and friends, and that’s that’s a really cool thing to be able to say,” said Tucker.

Before starting as Myrtle Beach’s assistant manager in September 2021, Tucker worked as Georgetown County’s director of economic development and president and CEO of the Georgetown County and North Augusta chambers of commerce.

“Brian has been an important part of our leadership team and has helped move many transformational projects forward in Myrtle Beach,” said city manager Jonathan “Fox” Simons in a statement. “While we are sad to see him go, this is a tremendous opportunity for him and his family, and we are happy for him to return home to serve Lancaster County.”

The city touts downtown redevelopment, East of Kings redevelopment initiatives and advancing the Arts and Innovation District as key projects under Tucker’s tenure. He’s also overseen city departments like Public Works, Construction Services, Capital Projects, Downtown Development, Planning and Zoning and the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

“It is amazing to me how much we have been able to accomplish in the last five years, and that’s across the board,” Tucker said. “Obviously, the downtown [Arts and Innovation] District progress has been amazing ... We’re still under construction with a lot of it, but I’m extraordinarily proud of the progress we’ve made across the city, and downtown in particular.”

It’s unclear who will take Tucker’s place. Although Tucker is moving on as assistant city manager, Myrtle Beach City Council just voted to renew city manager Simons’ contract for another year without official review. The city announced Tucker’s departure plans the day after the contract renewal, but the assistant city manager says the timing is coincidental.

“This process, for me, started back in mid-November, and we’ve played it out since mid-November. Fox has been an amazing leader, an amazing boss and mentor to me,” Tucker said. “Honestly, having his contract renewed on Tuesday ... that actually made it harder for me to take the job. I think we have a good team here. We have had a good thing going here, and it’s hard to walk away from the people.”

This story was originally published May 14, 2026 at 10:38 AM.