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Alicia Vaughn talks after a Catoosa County Commission meeting at the Catoosa County administrative building on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Ringgold, Ga. Commissioners voted unanimously to donate about 5 acres of land to the Catoosa County Board of Education.RINGGOLD, Ga. – Whitfield County Chief Financial Officer Alicia Vaughn is the only finalist for the Catoosa County manager position.
Catoosa County Attorney Clifton “Skip” Patty announced Vaughn as a candidate for the job during a commission meeting Tuesday night. Multiple commissioners said they will vote to offer her the position, and Vaughn said she will take the job.
Legally, the elected officials cannot make a formal offer until two weeks after they unveil the finalists. The county received 33 applications for the position, and Patty said they interviewed seven or eight candidates. In Georgia, local governments can keep all applications private until they dwindle the offers down to three final candidates.
Here, though, Patty said Vaughn is the only finalist. Other potential candidates backed off after multiple interviews, when the commissioners revealed they will offer a salary of about $125,000 a year.
Vaughn said she applied for the job because she wanted a step up in responsibility, as well as the opportunity to work closely with department heads. She believes Catoosa County is a growing community, citing the Publix under construction on Battlefield Parkway.