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County officials clash over hiring and reclassification of financial manager

Trempealeau County Executive/Finance Committee · April 6, 2026
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Summary

Tension erupted as committee members disputed whether a newly reclassified financial-manager position followed the county’s hiring and budgeting rules; corporate counsel and HR said the move was a reclassification with budgeted funds, while some members called for a full county-board vote.

Rebecca provided an update that a financial-manager position had been posted, candidates interviewed and an offer extended pending acceptance.

Adi, a committee member, challenged the process, saying the full county board had previously directed the matter be considered in the 2027 budget and arguing the action amounted to creating a new position without board approval. "This whole hiring thing for this financial manager is illegal because we gave direction as a whole board... that this is not to be taken up until the year '27," Adi said, and later urged the committee to hold off until the full county board could vote on it.

Corporate counsel Susan Fisher responded that her review indicated the…

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