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Rusk County struggles to fill finance director; board weighs recruiters, advertising and pay
Summary
The county reported no qualified applicants for the finance director post after four months and discussed recruiter fees, contingency firms and possible salary competitiveness issues.
Rusk County officials reviewed recruitment for a vacant finance-director post and debated whether to hire an executive recruiter, increase advertising, or raise the posted salary to attract qualified applicants.
The finance position has been open since mid-January and the county reported no qualified applicants after four months. Staff told the board the job posting received roughly 9–11 views through the county’s career page and related job-aggregator sites. The board discussed contingency-based recruitment firms with no upfront fees and executive search firms that charge staged fees — including an example quote near $40,000 plus reimbursables — and higher-cost interim…
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