The county has three finalists for its superintendent position, according to the Press-Register, and all three make at least $63,000 less than the former superintendent's salary. School officials must weigh between trying to save the district money and attracting the best possible candidate to the position.
"What the board doesn't want is the cheapest possible candidate. You have to find the best person and do what it takes to get that person there," Eric Mackey, executive director of the School Superintendents of Alabama, told the newspaper. "If you negotiate for a cheaper rate, and try to save, let's say $30,000 in a budget of several hundred million dollars, you have to ask, 'Is it really worth saving that to get the wrong person?'"