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Sumner County mayor pauses Sumter Consulting recruitment to vet local finance candidate

Sumner County Financial Management Committee · November 13, 2025
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Summary

The mayor asked the Financial Management Committee to pause a $30,000 Sumter Consulting recruitment contract for 2–3 weeks to vet a locally referred candidate for finance director, including a background check and meetings with finance staff, commissioners and department heads. The committee approved the pause by voice vote.

The Sumner County mayor proposed pausing the county's recruitment contract with Sumter Consulting so the county can vet a locally referred candidate for the finance director post.

"What I propose ... is just take a 2 week pause, 2 2 and a half week pause on executing the contract with Sumter, and then let's just vet this candidate," the mayor said, asking that the candidate receive a background check and…

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