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Sumner County commissioners debate whether finance director should be a contract role or at-will hire
Summary
Commissioners questioned whether the county’s finance director should be hired under a contract that guarantees pay and severance-like provisions or as an at-will employee like neighboring counties, and asked financial management to clarify hiring authority and salary-setting procedures.
Sumner County commissioners spent significant time debating whether the county’s next finance director should be appointed under a private contract or hired as an at-will employee.
Commissioners said they found no evidence that many neighboring counties use written contracts for finance directors. “I called Williamson County… they don’t have a contract either,” an unidentified commissioner said during the meeting. Several members referenced the…
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