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Committee approves posting for finance supervisor role with option to refine before posting
Summary
The committee agreed to allow the administrator and staff to finalize and post a finance supervisor/job description that would be a developmental role (70–90K salary range plus benefits) intended to train a successor to existing contracted consultants and to provide continuity when long‑tenured staff retire.
The Ashland County Finance & Economic Development Committee voted to allow the county administrator and staff to make final edits and post a job description for a finance supervisor position.
Committee members discussed that the role is not intended to be a full finance director at hiring; rather, it is a lower‑cost, developmental position the county hopes will be trained by current staff and contracted consultants to eventually assume broader responsibilities. Dan, the county administrator, and Steven Blake both outlined that hiring a finance director would likely command a considerably higher salary and that the supervisor role is designed to be more affordable while enabling succession planning.
Committee members asked about salary and timing. The meeting record shows an estimated salary range of $70,000 to $90,000 plus benefits; Blake and other committee members said the administrator and staff will circulate a final draft to the committee a few days before posting to allow minor tweaks.
The committee motion authorized the administrator and staff — with participation from contracted consultants and current staff — to make final adjustments and proceed with posting; the committee reserved the right to review changes before public posting. Members emphasized the need for overlap and training time from existing contracted consultants and long‑tenured staff if the hire is made.
