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Lee County commissioners debate creating COO post, defer formal approval
Summary
Commissioners discussed a chief operating officer job description, funding the role from a recent retirement, and concerns about chain of command and relationships with appointed authorities; no formal vote was recorded in the transcript.
Lee County commissioners discussed creating a chief operating officer position and whether to approve and post a draft job description, but the transcript does not record a formal vote.
Commissioner Cannon and other commissioners said the role could centralize economic development and grant-seeking work that the board’s members and staff currently do separately. “If they do a really good job, then we will have developments coming to Beulah, Board, Bartlett, Poco, Smiths, Salem, Waverly,” one commissioner said, describing the types of places the post would serve.
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