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Search on for new Oswego finance director : News : Oswego Ledger-Sentinel : Hometown Newspaper for Oswego and Montgomery, IllinoisSearch on for new Oswego finance director
| Administrator hopes to present name for a finalist to the board this month
| by John Etheredge
| 11/5/2009
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The search for a new chief financial officer for the Village of Oswego is well underway.
Gary Adams, village administrator, told the village board's finance committee Oct. 28 that he hopes to be able to present the name of a finalist to the board for their approval later this month.
"It's a critical position and we need to get someone hired here," Adams said.
Under village code, the village president appoints the finance director who reports directly to the village administrator.
The village has been without the services of a finance director since Sept. 29 when Mark Pries, who had held the position since January 2001, resigned.
When contacted by the Ledger-Sentinel, Pries declined to comment on the reason or reasons he decided to leave the position.
The board emerged from a closed-door executive session Oct. 6 and voted to accept a severance agreement for Pries. The agreement granted Pries 11 weeks of salary.
Prior to hiring Pries eight years ago, the village had gone through a succession of finance directors who held the position for short stints.
Since Pries departed, the position has been filled on an interim basis by Billie Robinson, the village's assistant finance director. Adams has also assisted Robinson and the finance department.
Adams, however, emphasized that he is not professionally qualified to serve as finance director and is anxious to have the position filled.
"We have so much going on right now," Adams said. "We have the audit going on and we are about to start work on our new budget."
As of Oct. 28, Adams said the village had received 31 applications after advertising the position through the Illinois Government Finance Officers Association, Illinois Municipal League, National Government Finance Officers Association and the Illinois Treasurers Association. The deadline to submit applications was last Friday.
"Out of those (31 applications) there are at least seven or eight that are qualified; they meet all the minimum qualifications that we've set,' Adams said.
Adams added that he is hopeful of starting the interviews late this week.
"My goal is to be able to take a name (for a finalist) back to the board this month," Adams said.
According to the job description posted by the village, the salary range for the position is $76,028 up to $105,270, depending upon qualifications.
The job description states that the finance director is responsible for planning, organizing and directing all operations of the village's finance department, including the preparation and administration of the village's annual budget, audit and related financial reports.
For qualifications, the village is seeking an individual with a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, public administration or a related field with an advanced degree preferred. In addition, the qualified applicant must also have seven to 10 years of progressively responsible experience in municipal finance with three years supervisory experience.
The finance director leads a staff of three full-time employees.
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