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Cass County approves up to $11,000 for county administrator search firm
Summary
The Cass County Board of Commissioners approved a motion to hire a search firm and set a budget cap of $11,000 for recruitment of a new county administrator after committee members described a multi-point plan and recommended the Michigan Leadership Institute.
The Cass County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a search, recruitment and hiring process for the county’s open administrator position with a budget not to exceed $11,000.
The vote came on motion M36-20-25 during the commissioners meeting; commissioners approved the motion by voice vote after a committee presentation and remote remarks from a local judge who helped lead the search committee.
Committee members said they sought a transparent, effective hiring process and recommended using the Michigan Leadership Institute to assist the county. Judge Carol Beeler, appearing remotely, described the committee’s priorities and availability to answer questions: “Our goal is just to have a transparent process and to have an effective process because the hiring of a county administrator is really important to all of us,” she said.
The request submitted to the board listed 10 primary points the search committee wants addressed in the recruitment process; committee members told commissioners those points were circulated before the meeting. The packet stated the committee’s preference for a firm with relevant experience in county-administrator-level searches.
No formal tally of ayes and nays was recorded in the roll call for that motion; the board approved the motion by voice vote. The motion documents that the county will engage a search/recruitment process for the open county administrator post and that the county budget for that engagement will not exceed $11,000.
The board discussion included assurances from committee members that the chosen firm’s scope would be limited to recruitment tasks outlined by the committee and that the committee had reviewed multiple proposals. Commissioners did not add conditions to the motion at the time of approval.
What happens next: County staff will proceed with the procurement steps and work with the search committee and the selected firm on the advertised position, candidate screening and interview schedule. The board did not set a hiring timetable in the motion.
