The S.C. State Ports Authority will pay former CEO Barbara Melvin $822,780 and contribute $100,000 to credit her government retirement account while also retaining her as an hourly consultant through the end of the year, according a separation agreement obtained Aug. 25 by The Post and Courier.

Melvin, who abruptly resigned after a seemingly routine board meeting last week, also will be eligible for compensation to be determined later under the maritime agency's bonus program.

In addition, she can keep her state-issued phone, laptop computer and iPad after the devices have been scrubbed of any SPA-related data or information.

Melvin and interim SC Ports CEO Phillip Padgett signed the agreement Aug. 21, the same day she announced she was stepping down after more than three years in the t

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