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Rock County Board confirms John Light as county administrator after debate over process
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The Rock County Board of Supervisors voted 19-7 to confirm John Light as county administrator after supervisors debated the selection process, candidate job history and potential overlap with county HR functions.
The Rock County Board of Supervisors on a recorded vote confirmed John Light as county administrator, 19-7, after supervisors raised concerns about the hiring committee’s process and the candidate’s employment history.
Supervisors debated whether the nine-member staff committee had provided the full board sufficient opportunity to review finalists. Supervisor Schneider said she could not support the candidate, citing what she described as short average job tenures in the candidate’s recent work history and questioning whether the full board had been properly involved in selecting the finalist. “I believe that we have a commitment to our constituents and ourselves to bring forth a candidate that shows commitment to various jobs that last longer than 5 years,” Supervisor Schneider said during debate.
Supervisor Towns, who supported the…
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