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Custer County delays reposting finance director while scheduling executive session on personnel
Summary
Commissioners paused a vote to repost the finance director position after public comment and board discussion; they scheduled an executive session for Jan. 23 to discuss personnel and will revisit the posting afterward.
The Custer County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 9 debated whether to repost the county finance director position and ultimately withdrew a motion to repost pending an executive session on personnel scheduled for Jan. 23.
Background: County staff presented options and costs for continued recruitment. The counties’ recommended advertising package was $598 per month to repost through the Colorado Association of CPAs with an upcharge that pushes the vacancy to several finance and municipal job boards. Staff said top targeted sites include the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), Colorado GFOA, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and the Colorado Association of CPAs; broader commercial job boards and local newspapers were more expensive.
Salary and staffing: The board discussed the previously advertised salary range, which staff said extends up to $125,000 and is negotiable depending on qualifications. Staff and commissioners repeatedly noted that the county currently uses Redlands Consulting for accounting services and that some finance duties are already being handled by county staff performing double duty.
Public comment and board reaction: Several members of the public urged the board not to spend recruitment money and instead appoint a current staff member, Vernon, who public speakers said has been handling finance duties and has “saved our ****” during the past year. James Gilbert, a resident, said the county already had people performing the function and that further advertising would be “bad money after good.” Another resident, Kathy Graham, asked whether the board could wait to repost until after an executive-session decision addressing internal staffing.
Board decision: A motion to repost the finance director position with the Colorado Association of CPAs and the upcharge (base fee $598) was made and seconded but the second was later withdrawn and the motion was removed from the agenda. Commissioners directed staff to schedule an executive session on Jan. 23 to discuss personnel and negotiations related to the finance position and to return after that session before moving forward with any reposting.
Details not specified: The transcript does not include a formal vote tally on the reposting (motion was rescinded) nor a definitive staffing decision; the board did not adopt a final hiring or promotion action on Jan. 9.
Ending: The board set an executive session for Jan. 23 to discuss personnel; staff were instructed to bring recommendations and to defer reposting until after that closed-session discussion.
