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County officials set timeline to review opioid committee applicants
Summary
County administrators and commissioners agreed staff will circulate submitted applications, aim to complete reviews by April 1 and consider appointments by mid-April, and flagged the possibility of using an executive session for privacy when discussing candidate reviews.
County officials agreed during the meeting to review applications for a proposed opioid committee and consider interviews as needed, with staff directed to circulate materials to commissioners ahead of the next meeting.
The county administrator said she had "especially the last couple days" received several applications and asked how the commission wanted to schedule interviews or select candidates. A commissioner added, "So there's nine all together," noting two seats have already been designated — one for the jail administrator and one the county administrator will fill — leaving seven open seats and several applicants on file.
Officials discussed logistics and privacy concerns. Commissioners debated whether to rely on resume reviews or to hold interviews and whether deliberations about specific applicants would require an executive session to protect privacy. The county administrator said the original timeline aimed to have applications in by the end of March and appointments by mid-April, and asked whether commissioners could review materials by April 1 so an April meeting or executive session could be used to discuss candidates.
No formal appointments were made during the meeting. Commissioners directed staff to provide copies of submitted applications and any subsequently received materials; commissioners will indicate whether they want interviews or prefer to make selections from the written materials at the next meeting. The chair called for a vote on closing business before the meeting record ends.
