North Myrtle Beach Interim City Manager wins permanent role over two Cape Fear candidates
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW and WWAY) — North Myrtle Beach leaders on Friday officially removed the interim tag from Ryan Fabbri’s job title, naming him the permanent city manager.
The city council unanimously appointed Fabbri to the post after two days of executive session meetings with him and two other candidates — Edwin Madden and Tim Owens. After coming out of executive session on Friday, Mayor Marilyn Hatley praised all three candidates.
“Every one of the candidates of the final three would make absolutely wonderful city managers for the city of North Myrtle Beach,” Hatley said. “They all had so many special traits. I think our city was blessed that we had such wonderful candidates to choose from.”
Madden is currently the county manager for Columbus County.
Owens had been the town manager for Wrightsville Beach from January 2013 to January 2024. Prior to that, he served in the same role in Carolina Beach for more than six years.
Fabbri, who had been an assistant city manager since February 2023, was given the interim title in late 2024, after Mike Mahaney, who was hired in 2010, was ousted over claims that he failed to pursue hiring a grants coordinator despite multiple requests by the city council to do so.
Before coming to North Myrtle Beach, Fabbri worked for nearly nine years as the town administrator for Pawleys Island.
