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Murray County names Mark Dobies interim county attorney with six-month review
Summary
The Murray County Commission appointed Mark Dobies of Franklin as interim county attorney less than a month after Daniel Murphy's resignation; commissioners agreed to evaluate Dobies’ performance after six months following a previously split 11-to-10 debate over a permanent hire.
The Murray County Commission has appointed Mark Dobies of Franklin as its interim county attorney, the Main Street Murray radio wrap reported.
Andrew Pearson, Main Street Murray reporter, said the move followed the resignation of Daniel Murphy less than a month earlier. "Dobies won out over other candidates by presenting himself as a generalist who could handle the commission's many demands and draw on other people for expertise and help," Pearson said.
Pearson reported commissioners were previously split, 11 to 10, on whether to hire a permanent attorney. To resolve that divide, they reached a compromise to make Dobies an interim attorney and reassess whether to keep him after six months based on his performance.
The appointment was presented on the program as an administrative, provisional hire; no vote tally with named members was provided on air. The report did not specify who moved or seconded the appointment, or whether the commission set formal evaluation criteria for the six-month review.
Next steps reported: Dobies will serve in an interim capacity and commissioners will decide later whether to retain him as the permanent county attorney after a six-month performance period.
