Get email alerts on the Appointments topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Clinton County clerk announces retirement; judges to decide replacement process
Summary
Commissioner Zach Rudat reported County Clerk Sutherland's retirement and said state law allows the county's Circuit Court judges to appoint a replacement; a public meeting of the judges is set for Jan. 13 to discuss selection procedures.
Clinton County Commissioner Zach Rudat told Westphalia trustees that County Clerk Sutherland has announced her retirement, creating a vacancy in the clerk's office.
Rudat said state law permits the county’s Circuit Court judges to appoint and determine the selection method for a replacement in Clinton County. He named Judges Cori Barkman, Shannon Schlegel and Lisa Sullivan and said the judges will host a public meeting on Jan. 13 at 4 p.m. at the County Courthouse to discuss a plan for selecting a replacement. Rudat offered thanks to Clerk Sutherland for her years of service.
The update does not record a board discussion or any county executive action beyond the judges' planned public meeting; Rudat said he will keep constituents posted on the process.
AI generated
The text on this page is AI generated. Summaries, highlights, analysis, and video transcripts are all produced from the original source material.
AI can make mistakes, so if you spot one, and we will fix it for everyone.
Note: the source content is unaltered by us. Any content source we link to, be it a video, an audio recording, or a document, is presented exactly as its publisher released it. That publisher is usually a government body, sometimes an individual official or another organisation.
