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Commissioners accept long-time administrative assistant's retirement; table search for replacement pending review
Summary
The board accepted the resignation and retirement of Cindy Hagedahl, administrative legal assistant (effective May 1, 2025) after 46 years of service and agreed to table immediate hiring for a 0.8 FTE legal assistant while staff prepare a duties justification and process review.
Houston County commissioners accepted the resignation and retirement of Cindy Hagedahl, administrative legal assistant, effective May 1, 2025, and thanked her for 46 years of service.
The board voted to accept the resignation by voice vote. Commissioners discussed whether to immediately initiate a competitive search to replace the 0.8 FTE position or to pause and evaluate departmental duties and workload. Staff said the interim county attorney favored filling the position and that the office had recently added two assistant county attorneys; commissioners asked staff to prepare a written account of duties, justification for the 0.8 position and any options for process changes before proceeding.
Why it matters: staff work distribution and the county budget were central to the discussion. Commissioners noted state budget pressures and possible future carryover duties that could affect the county's need for additional legal support.
The board agreed to table action on initiating a competitive search and asked staff to return with a detailed job duties summary and options for full- or part-time staffing and potential process improvements. Staff said recruitment would likely take until June 1 under a normal timeline if the board directed an immediate search.
