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Franklin County launches recruitment for county administrator; consultants and salary range discussion set
Summary
County staff said a recruitment will begin next week with consultant support from GMP and Prothman; the board is expected to review candidate qualifications in mid‑March and hold open final interviews. Staff flagged concerns about the current salary cap as possibly low for competitive recruitment.
Franklin County officials said on Jan. 8 they are launching a recruitment for a new county administrator and will use outside consultants to help with outreach and candidate screening.
County Administrator Eric Johnson told the board the county has engaged GMP (GMP consultants) as the lead recruitment consultant, with Debbie Terry coordinating interviews and community outreach. Johnson said Prothman (the Prothman Group) has performed past recruitments for the county and will be part of outreach efforts.
Johnson said the recruitment will be posted the last week of January. He said staff expects to hold an executive session in mid‑March to review qualifications for a subset of candidates and that final interviews with finalists will be held in open public meetings. He said the consultants will conduct outreach to courthouse staff and community stakeholders and coordinate preliminary interviews.
On compensation, Johnson said the “current salary cap for that position is roughly, I think, 1525,” and cautioned that the number was spoken informally; he said the board may need to set a higher range to recruit a competitive pool. The transcript did not specify the exact cap and the figure quoted in the meeting appears incomplete; the exact current cap and any proposed range were not specified.
No appointment was made at the Jan. 8 meeting; next steps include posting the position, consultant outreach and a mid‑March review of candidate qualifications.
