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43 <br /> 1 9. County Manager's Report <br /> 2 Travis Myren outlined his recommendations for recruiting a new tax administrator following <br /> 3 Nancy Freeman's announced retirement in early April. He proposed using an executive recruiter <br /> 4 and establishing a small group of commissioners to guide the process. The group's <br /> 5 responsibilities would include reviewing recruiting firm proposals, selecting the best partner, <br /> 6 guiding stakeholder interviews for the position profile, approving the position profile and <br /> 7 compensation strategies, and helping narrow candidates from the recruiter's initial pool of 8-10 <br /> 8 down to 3-4 finalists for full board interviews in closed session. He said that he and Deputy County <br /> 9 Manager, Cait Fenhagen, are meeting with NCACC to discuss potential interim candidates. <br /> 10 Commissioners Hamilton, Carter, and McKee volunteered for the subcommittee. <br /> 11 The Board agreed that the full Board would review the smaller group of applications <br /> 12 identified by the Executive Recruiter if needed. Otherwise, the subcommittee would review them <br /> 13 for finalists, and the full Board will interview them. <br /> 14 Commissioner Bedford emphasized the importance of a national search. <br /> 15 Commissioner McKee asked if internal promotions are possible. <br /> 16 Travis Myren confirmed that both options would be examined. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 10. County Attorney's Report <br /> 19 John Roberts reminded the Board that the Property Tax Committee meeting would be held <br /> 20 the following day at 10:00 am and would be livestreamed for public viewing. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 11. *Appointments <br /> 23 None. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 12. Information Items <br /> 26 • February 3, 2026 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List <br /> 27 • Memorandum — Financial Report - Second Quarter FY 2025-26 <br /> 28 • Appeals and Neighborhood Reviews Update Reports (Only Reports Updated Since <br /> 29 February 3, 2026) <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Commissioner Bedford asked about the appeals and reappraisal information, noting that <br /> 32 since the tax increase came in at approximately 1.5% rather than the projected 3%, the budget <br /> 33 shortfall might be reduced by about $3 million rather than the projected $21 million. <br /> 34 Travis Myren confirmed that every 1% under the 3% projection yields approximately $2 <br /> 35 million in revenue. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 13. Closed Session <br /> 38 None. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Adjournment <br /> 41 <br /> 42 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Bedford, to <br /> 43 adjourn the meeting at 9:22 p.m. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 46 Jean Hamilton, Chair <br /> 47 <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Recorded by Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board <br /> 50 <br /> 51 Submitted for approval by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board <br />