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County staff confirm posting; clerks and residents express support and oversight concerns

Kalkaska County Board of Commissioners · July 8, 2026
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Summary

Deputy County Administrator Sherri Sanders told the board the Administrator/CFO vacancy was posted internally and externally and two inquirers received application packets; County Clerk Deborah Hill praised board scrutiny given prior departmental accounting issues while two Zoom participants signaled support for the applicant.

Deputy County Administrator Sherri Sanders told the board the Administrator/CFO position "was posted internally and externally thru publication and on the website" and that two other communications had inquired about the role but did not submit formal applications; she said she forwarded job information and deadlines to those inquirers and included the emails in the meeting packet.

County Clerk Deborah Hill used the public-input portion of the meeting to note that board scrutiny of departments has been necessary given "current financial/spending concerns," and she said this was not the first instance of departmental financial or accounting issues. Two Zoom participants — Al Parker and JoAnn DeGraaf — offered brief remarks expressing affirmation and a willingness to work with applicant Patrick Whiteford. The board noted the posting met requirements and declined to re-advertise the vacancy.