A new position is opening up in the Montgomery County Commissioner's office, it was announced at the weekly commissioner meeting on Monday. The county will be searching for a new Financial Officer in Montgomery County to help with the balancing and maintaining of the total budget.

 

A few of the listed job responsibilities are, but not limited to:

• Administers, supervises, plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs the accounting and budgetary activities of the County
• Directs the County's financial management including but not limited to, financial reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, Auditing, applies and monitors county grant programs for compliance, fixed assets and payroll.
• Directs the development and implementation of related policies and procedures.

District 1 Commissioner Robert Bever explains the position and what the county is searching for in a potential candidate.

 

Other items discussed on the meeting agenda include potential improvements to the county drainage system in order to maximize safety and protection from potential flooding, as well as a presentation from the Red Cross on the services and assistance the organization can bring to Montgomery County.

 

The next county commissioner meeting will be Monday October 31st at 9am in the lower level of the Judicial Center in downtown Independence, and as always, is open to the public and also streamed live on Facebook and Zoom.