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Committee recommends reclassification and new job pairing for deputy administrator/finance director as county prepares for retirement
Summary
Barry County's Committee of the Whole recommended removing the deputy administrator/finance director position from the classification system, approving a revised job description and setting a 2025-26 salary pairing to attract a candidate after the incumbent's planned retirement.
On Sept. 16, 2025, the Barry County Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole voted to recommend that the Board remove the deputy administrator/finance director position from the classification system, approve a new job description and set pay pairings for 2025-26 to attract a candidate to an expanded role.
County staff told the committee the action responds to the announced retirement of Louella, the incumbent, at the end of the year and the county's desire to centralize financial functions. "Louella will be retiring at the end of the…
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