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Interim Community Action director tells council agency is rebuilding finance function after staffing and auditing problems
Summary
The interim executive director of the Community Action agency told council the organization replaced leadership in response to finance-office problems, is advertising for a full-time CFO and expects an external audit firm to assist with hiring and financial stabilization.
The interim executive director of Montgomery's Community Action agency briefed the council on organizational changes following problems in the agency's finance department.
The director said the agency had "a serious problem" in its finance operation: a finance consultant had been working part-time in the office and the agency lacked in-house accounting capacity. The board replaced leadership and has instructed the interim director to advertise for a full-time CFO (to be hired as staff rather than a part-time consultant).
The interim director said morale among employees is improving since the leadership changes and that the agency is advertising for directors and a CFO. The agency plans to use an external firm that had previously performed audits for the organization to assist in reviewing candidates for the CFO position and in addressing audit-related issues.
Councilmembers asked who is conducting hiring given the agency has had limited HR capacity; the interim director said the prior HR lead (who remains) is overseeing recruitment and the board is directing the process. The interim director said some benefits and retirement issues dating to earlier leadership decisions had contributed to employee morale problems and that correcting finance and leadership was a priority.
No formal council action was recorded; councilmembers thanked the interim director and requested follow-up information about hiring and audit outcomes.
