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Commission advances first reading to relax comptroller qualifications
Summary
The commission approved first reading of Ordinance 25-04 to revise §70.175, removing language that made the comptroller an assistant to the city manager and allowing applicants with a high-school diploma and 10 years’ government accounting or finance experience to serve as comptroller.
The Maysville Board of Commissioners approved first reading of Ordinance 25-04 on June 6, a change to City Code §70.175 that would remove language tying the comptroller role to assistant duties for the city manager and allow someone with a high-school diploma plus at least 10 years’ government accounting or finance experience to hold the post.
The ordinance summary, read aloud at the start of the meeting, said the measure deletes language that makes the comptroller an administrative assistant to the city manager and treasurer and finance administrator of the Maysville Utility Commission, and adds a minimum-qualification pathway based on experience rather than degree. A motion to advance the ordinance passed on a roll-call vote; the recorded responses showed four commissioners voting yes and the mayor voting no.
Supporters said the change broadens the candidate pool for a technical financial position; no formal amendment was offered during the meeting. Because this action was a first reading, the ordinance will return for a subsequent reading before any final adoption.
The commission did not take further substantive action on the comptroller position at the workshop; the manager and staff said they would incorporate the reading into the regular ordinance schedule for the required additional readings.
