The city will soon begin another hunt for a new city manager, according to one Savannah alderman.

City Manager Rob Hernandez has resigned after about two and a half years on the job, Alderman John Hall said Tuesday night.

Hall said he had been notified earlier that day by Mayor Eddie DeLoach that Hernandez would be leaving the city in June after getting another job. Hall said he was not sure of where Hernandez would be working, but that his departure was a loss to Savannah.

“I wish him all the best,” Hall said. “I think he was a fantastic city manager."

Hernandez could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.

When asked later, DeLoach would not comment on whether Hernandez was leaving.

“All I can tell you is I don’t have a resignation in my hand,” DeLoach said. “It would be wrong to say anything because I don’t have anything.”

The city council hired Hernandez as city manager Sept. 1, 2016, with a $238,000 salary and $600 monthly vehicle allowance as well as a $7,000 annual 457 retirement plan.

A former Army reservist with more than 25 years of local government management experience, Hernandez worked previously as the deputy county administrator of Broward County, Fla., for about three years. In addition, he has worked as the deputy city manager of Coral Springs, Fla., and deputy county manager of Fulton County.

Hernandez had applied to be county administrator of Pinellas County last year, and was selected as a finalist, before the position went to another applicant. He had also been selected as one of four finalists for the city manager position of Brownsville, Texas, before he withdrew his name for consideration.

Hernandez had attributed his job search partly to the public’s response to the fire fee that was ultimately repealed due to the opposition following its implementation earlier last year.