Dane County Board members want changes to how department heads are hired after the failed appointment of Rep. Shelia Stubbs as director of the county s department of human services.
Shelia Stubbs’ nomination to head the Dane County Department of Human Services was rejected amid controversy May 4. County Executive Joe Parisi and board supervisors are both pondering changes to avoid a repeat.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi called for “a reset for healing” after his nomination for human services director failed last week. He chose a vocal critic of the board during the confirmation process to fill in.
An extremely combative nomination process drew to a close Thursday night, with the Dane County Board rejecting Rep. Shelia Stubbs’ nomination to head the county’s Department of Human Services.