Published: September 10, 2018

MAURY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER HAS RESIGNED. ACCORDING TO THE DAILY HERALD KAREN GAGLIANO SUBMITTED HER RESIGNATION LAST WEEK AS SHE HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH LOUDON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA. GAGLIANO WAS HIRED IN OCTOBER 2017. SUPERINTENDENT CHRIS MARCZAK ADVISED THEY WILL DEFINETLY MISS HER BUT UNDERSTANDS HER DECISION ESPECIALLY WITH THE JOB UNCERTAINTY AS THE COUNTY MOVES FORWARD WITH THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT. UNDER THE ACT, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN MAY, ULTIMATE CONTROL OF THE COUNTY’S FINANCES WILL BE PLACED UNDER A SINGLE GOVERNING BODY AND WILL BE MANAGED BY A FINANCIAL COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE COUNTY MAYOR, COUNTY TRUSTEE, THE SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR AND FOUR COMMISSIONERS. MARCZAK, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, HAD PREVIOUSLY SENT THE COUNTY COMMISSION A LETTER OPPOSING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACT WHICH ACCORDING TO MARCZAK WILL BEGIN WHEN THE COUNTY HIRES A FINANCIAL DIRECTOR.