Committee member moves to hire Parker and Poe to provide interim administrator and lead recruitment

A committee member moved to engage the firm Parker and Poe to provide an interim county administrator and to conduct a search for a permanent administrator, the transcript of the meeting shows.

"Mr. Chair, I make a motion to engage the firm of Parker and Poe after reviewing the proposed contract for them to provide us the interim as well as the search for a permanent administrator," the committee member said.

The motion was seconded, and the chair called for approval by asking those in favor to raise their right hands. The transcript records the chair asking, "Anyone oppose? Anyone abstain?" but does not include a roll-call, named vote tallies, or an explicit statement declaring the motion carried or failed.

The item follows discussion noted in executive session about continuing the succession plan for the county administrator; the motion ties that discussion to a proposed contract with Parker and Poe to provide temporary executive coverage and an external recruitment search. The transcript references that the proposed contract had been reviewed, but it does not include contract terms, dollar amounts, or a timeline for the interim appointment or the recruitment process.

After the motion was put to a vote, the meeting moved to agenda item five, adjournment. A motion to adjourn was made and seconded, and the chair again asked those in favor to raise their right hands. The transcript does not record a roll-call or final tally for the adjournment motion.

The transcript excerpts provided do not contain a named mover other than the single speaking participant recorded, do not identify the governing body by name, and do not include contract text, vote counts, or scheduling details for the recruitment process. Those details are not specified in the record provided.