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Commission moves one project‑management slot to mayor’s office, keeps grant and coordination roles in finance
Summary
After extended discussion about oversight, titles and workload, the Sumner County Commission voted to place one project‑manager position under the county mayor’s budget while retaining the grant writer and a project‑coordinator role in finance; commissioners also agreed to suspend hiring a third position pending review.
At a Sumner County Commission meeting, commissioners voted to move one project‑management position from the finance department to the county mayor’s office while keeping the grant‑writing and project‑coordination slots under finance.
The change follows months of debate about how project work had been organized after the county added positions to handle grant writing, RFP/RFQ drafting and field oversight tied in part to opioid‑abatement funding. Supporters of the move argued that placing a field‑facing project manager under the mayor improves oversight of county buildings and gives the mayor direct authority…
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