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Lawrence County Prison Board approves hire of captain Randy Clark
Summary
The Lawrence County Prison Board voted to fill a full‑time captain vacancy at the Lawrence County Jail, approving Randy Clark with an effective start date of May 29, 2025, following a closed executive session and a recommendation from jail management after a six‑candidate selection process.
The Lawrence County Prison Board voted unanimously to hire Randy Clark as a full‑time captain at the Lawrence County Jail, with the appointment effective May 29, 2025. The board took the action at a special meeting after an executive session called to discuss a personnel matter.
The hire fills a current full‑time captain vacancy at the jail. Board members said the recommendation to hire Clark came from jail management after a selection process that included six candidates.
Chair Quero called the special meeting to order and confirmed a quorum. The board first voted to enter an executive session to address a personnel matter; Controller Prestopine made the motion to convene the executive session and Chair Quero seconded. The roll call for that motion recorded affirmative votes from the commissioners and other members in attendance.
After the executive session the board returned to open session and considered a resolution to fill the captain vacancy. The resolution states the Lawrence County Prison Board will fill the vacancy and lists an effective hire date of May 29, 2025. The board discussed that jail management had led the selection process and that six candidates had been considered; one participant in the meeting said, “I believe this candidate was the best candidate for the position.” That statement in the record was not attributed to a named speaker in the transcript provided.
Vanessa called the roll for the final vote on the resolution. The recorded votes were: Commissioner Sainato, yes; Commissioner Kennedy, yes; Commissioner Vogler, yes; Controller Prestopine, yes; Judge Cox, yes; and the sheriff (recorded as Palerio in the transcript), yes. Chair Quero announced, “Motion carries.”
There was no additional business; a motion to adjourn was made and seconded and the board adjourned the special meeting.
The board did not provide other specifics in the public record about the selection scoring, salary for the position, or personnel file details during the open session.
