BOCC: Audit Issues,
Finance Director Selection Confusion, HR Candidates to Be Interviewed

by George Gramlich,
News and Commentary

The January 24, 2024 Custer County Board of County Commissioners meeting started at 9 a.m. All three Commissioners were present: Chair Kevin Day and members Bill Canda and Lucas Epp.
In Unfinished Business, Epp said he is looking at three candidates to assist with fixing the audit issues that have plagued the county for years.
In Old Business, the Finance Director selection process was the topic du jour for the Commissioners. The Commissioners had previously agreed to set up a “Selection Committee” to review the applicants and then recommend a certain number for the Commissioners to interview. Each Commissioner can appoint two people to the Committee. Epp said they had five applicants so far.
The Commissioners and the County Attorney then took around an HOUR to figure out exactly how the Selection Committee was to work. On and on and on…. Finally it was decided that the Committee would select all that were qualified and send those to the Commissioners.
The Human Resources Director search was the next gab fest. The Commissioners will be interviewing the candidates and hopefully will make an offer to one. The candidate must then pass a background check. They are hoping to announce a director selection on February 7th. The name, however, won’t be announced until after the background check process.