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Columbia County board approves hiring for purchasing and risk post despite budget concerns
Summary
The Columbia County School Board approved hiring a new director of purchasing and risk management with a planned overlap to shadow the retiring director, prompting one board member to oppose the move because of current budget cuts.
The Columbia County School Board on June 24 approved a personnel recommendation to hire a new director of purchasing and risk management and fund an overlap period with the current director ahead of his January 2026 retirement.
Board members said the overlap is intended to let the incoming employee "shadow" the long-serving director to learn purchasing processes and risk-management duties. Superintendent (name not specified) told the…
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