Chesterfield County committee recommends Michelle Stanley for county administrator

The Chesterfield County Rules and Personnel Committee voted on a recommendation for county administrator after an executive session, recommending Michelle Stanley as the committee’s candidate for the role.

An unidentified committee member (Speaker 3) introduced the recommendation, saying, “that, we recommend Michelle Stanley to be the, candidate for, county administrator position.” Speaker 2 moved to make the recommendation and the motion was seconded; one member voiced opposition, saying, “I oppose.” The committee announced the motion carried. The transcript does not record the vote tally or what procedural step, if any, would follow the committee recommendation.

The committee entered and then exited executive session under South Carolina Code sections 30-4-70(a)(1) and 30-4-40(a)(13), which the chair invoked to discuss personnel matters, including employment and appointment of county employees. The committee stated that no motions or votes were taken while inside the executive session; the recommendation for Stanley was made after the session concluded.

The transcript does not specify Michelle Stanley’s current title, the full hiring timeline, or whether the recommendation will go to the full council for final approval. The meeting concluded shortly afterward with a motion to adjourn.

The committee’s recorded remarks in the transcript are limited to the motion, the spoken recommendation naming Michelle Stanley, and a single explicit expression of opposition; no numeric vote counts, roll-call, or subsequent procedural instructions appear in the provided record.