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Board adopts contract to recruit interim county administrator effective Feb. 23

Cumberland County Board of Supervisors · February 19, 2026
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Summary

The Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a contract with the Berkley Group to recruit William P. "Jay" Scudder as Interim County Administrator, effective Feb. 23, 2026; the motion passed with one abstention recorded in the minutes.

The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors adopted a contract with the Berkley Group to recruit William P. "Jay" Scudder as Interim County Administrator, effective Feb. 23, 2026. The motion was made by Supervisor Paul Stimpson and seconded by Supervisor John Newman; the minutes record that Supervisor Robert Saunders Jr. abstained from the vote.

The minutes present the action as an employment/administrative contract adoption; the document does not include contract terms, salary, or length of service. The board recorded votes as: Mr. Hamlet – remote; Mr. Newman – aye; Mrs. Tyree – remote; Mr. Stimpson – aye; Mr. Saunders – abstain. The minutes list the effective date of the appointment as Feb. 23, 2026.