Bob Malpass Begins Tenure as Cayce Mayor

July 8, 2008

Skip Jenkins elected Mayor Pro Tem
CAYCE, SC – July 8, 2008 – This evening marked the beginning of new era in City of Cayce politics. Bob Malpass led his first council meeting as Mayor for the Midlands community after the resignation of long-time Mayor Avery Wilkerson. Wilkerson was appointed to serve on the South Carolina Workers Compensation Commission and began his six-year term today.

Malpass has represented District One in Cayce since 2000. He retired from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control in October 1996 where he served as Chief of the Bureau of Drinking Water Protection for 11 years. Malpass also served as Chief of the Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management for five years and Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Air Quality for two years. He has been a registered professional engineer since 1973.
He has served as Mayor Pro Tem for Cayce since the spring of 2008.

In addition, Councilman James “Skip” Jenkins was elected to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. Jenkins was elected to Cayce City Council in 2002 and works at CMC Steel. He represents District Two.


City of Cayce

1800 Twelfth Street

P.O. Box 2004

Cayce, South Carolina 29171-2004

Telephone: (803) 796-9020

Fax: (803) 796-9072

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