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Sumner County hires Sumter Group to run finance director search; committee votes down RFQ for backup contract labor
Summary
Sumner County’s financial management committee agreed to work with Sumter Group to recruit a new finance director and heard a detailed 6–7 week timeline from the firm, but the committee voted down a proposal to pre‑qualify contract finance labor as a contingency, leaving no formal backup in place.
Sumner County’s financial management committee on Jan. 7 confirmed work with Sumter Group to run the county’s finance director recruitment but rejected a motion to pre‑qualify short‑term contract finance labor as a contingency.
Chair Terry Boyd said she had invited Sumter Group to present and to help accelerate the county’s search after a prior candidate withdrew. The Sumter representative, Warren, joined by phone and described a typical recruitment sequence: develop a candidate profile and marketing materials, open targeted advertising including a 30,000‑name public‑sector email list, allow an initial three‑week review period,…
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