The Davison County Auditors Office is now even more shorthanded after commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to place on first-reading an ordinance that would combine the county treasurers and auditors offices under a new entity: the Davison County Finance office.
The majority of the public present opposed the plan. That included Chief Deputy Auditor Jim Matthews who abruptly resigned following the vote. “There are a number of things that I find wrong with the pursuit of this ordinance,” said Matthews. “It’s not about me. It’s about how this was going about with this board.”
Matthews told commissioners he was informed that under the proposed ordinance he would not be included in future plans. “I don’t think it’s news to anybody in this county that my intentions have always been to run for the position of auditor,” Matthews said. “You are eliminating my career by going through with this ordinance.”
Commissioners voted to accept Matthews’ resignation. He had been working at the Auditor’s Office since 2018.