Law Director Selection Ad-Hoc Committee (Cam2) 9/28/26

The Law Director Selection Ad-Hoc Committee for Sumner County met on September 28, 2026, to plan the county’s law director recruitment and consider draft job-posting and contract terms. The committee approved a proposed, expedited schedule: receive applications by October 12, interview all applicants on October 16 rather than narrow the pool to three, hold a meet-and-greet for commissioners and county officials, and aim to present a candidate and contract on October 26. Members acknowledged the schedule might need to shift to November if it could not be met. A motion to post the job announcement online passed; no candidate was selected and no contract was awarded.

Members discussed revisions to the posting and draft employment contract, including clarifying that the role serves the county government’s broader legal-affairs needs, reporting on outside cases and related expenditures, and safeguards for disagreements over potentially unlawful direction. The proposed contract’s term, compensation and raises, disability provision, and termination language were discussed but not finalized; the draft will be revised and reviewed before further consideration. No specific final salary or procurement expenditure was approved.