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Commission schedules executive-session interview with internal IT candidate for March 4
Summary
HR director recommended and the commission approved scheduling a board interview in executive session on March 4 for internal IT candidate Mike Iverson; commissioners agreed to delay broader posting unless interview results require it.
Pennington County Human Resources Director Carol Bancroft told the board Feb. 18 that the county has a strong internal candidate for the departing IT director, and the commission voted to schedule a board interview in executive session on March 4 for internal candidate Mike Iverson.
Bancroft said the IT director Lori Wagner will resign effective March 27 and that succession planning produced an internal candidate who has been working with the current director. The motion approved by the commission directed the HR director to schedule a board interview with Mike Iverson in executive session on March 4; commissioners said if the internal candidate is not selected the county will post the position externally afterward.
Why it matters: The county said it does not want the IT department to remain in limbo while it transitions leadership; commissioners emphasized the need to complete the succession or proceed to external recruitment rapidly to retain IT staff.
Outcome: Motion carried by unanimous voice vote; HR will arrange the executive-session interview and proceed as directed.
