WHEELING — Ohio County commissioners are looking to hire a chief financial officer and combine the financial reporting operations of the commission office, the County Development Authority and the County Public Service District.
“We have been centralizing aspects of what we control, and we need to bring in a good person with strong financial reporting skills,” said Commission President Randy Wharton.
“Once we bring that person in, we will cross train everybody so that when a project comes in, everybody can do it. We will save money that way we will be able to provide more efficient financial info to banks and the state.”
The commissioners and development authority board always have received a monthly treasurer’s report regarding revenue and expenditures regarding The Highlands development owned by the county.
The idea is for the OCDA and other county departments to “operate more like a business” more so than a government entity, according to Wharton.
“We’ve changed the way we report activity,” he said. “(Former County Administrator Greg Stewart) showed income and expenses. We’ve now instructed these to be more detailed, and more in line in the way private business does things. We’ve put controls in.”
The county is lacking one person with some strong financial reporting ability to put together detailed spreadsheets, Wharton said.
The county commission office, the OCDA and the County PSD now all use the same financial software, and payroll functions have been consolidated. Offices are “now sharing resources where they can” and not duplicating services.
More complicated reporting required at the OCDA have fallen on the County Commission office.
“For now, we’re OK with that,” he said. “There is no election this year, so we do have the (manpower) resources.
“But we do need to bring someone in to get them cross-trained so everyone has access to the same information. It speeds up the work.”
Wharton added activity at the new The Highlands Sports Complex has really taken off post-COVID.
“Revenue is increasing as we thought it would,” he said. “The reviews are really fantastic. The tournaments that came in really generated revenue, and the restaurants benefited.”
The Highlands Events Center also is being booked frequently, and is getting strong reviews, Wharton said. Many of those attending events have contacted the office there later to schedule their own events, he said.
Wages for the position will be determined by the job market and the experience of the successful candidate, Wharton said.
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