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Wise County supervisors authorize county administrator recruitment and centralize approval for supplemental positions
Summary
The Wise County Board authorized immediate advertisement for a county administrator recruitment and directed that all department supplements and locally funded positions be reviewed and approved by the Board following actions taken from closed session.
The Wise County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 3 approved several personnel and administrative directives emerging from closed session, including immediate advertising for a county administrator and a new requirement that supplements and locally funded positions be reviewed and approved by the board.
Supervisor Peters moved to begin advertising for the county administrator role using the recruitment notice provided the previous week; the board seconded the motion and approved it. Staff said the recruitment notice will be posted on the county website and distributed through regional channels and the board discussed the breadth and timing of regional advertising.
From closed session the board also made a motion (as recorded in the open session minutes) modifying a reporting relationship described in the transcript as: "that Andre ... report to this school" (transcript phrasing). The board carried the motion and then clarified a second motion requiring that any supplements or locally funded positions be reported to and approved by the Board of Supervisors before being filled.
"We start immediately advertising for the county administrator," a supervisor said when making the motion. Staff was asked to post the vacancy widely (webpage, VML/BACO and select regional papers) and to return with applicant‑screening options. The board discussed salary language and agreed to advertise salary as "based on experience and qualifications" rather than publishing a fixed pay figure.
The board also approved adding the recruitment notice to the meeting agenda and gave staff latitude to fine‑tune the notice prior to publication. These personnel motions were recorded as carried in open session following certification of the closed meeting.
Next steps: staff will publish the recruitment notice and provide the board with recommended advertising outlets, screening timeline and any necessary refinements to the notice. The board also asked for a process for reviewing supplement requests and locally funded positions during the upcoming budget process.
