All three candidates for finance director of Alexander City currently work for the city or have in the past.
Steve Hays is a former Alexander City finance director. Donna Barrett currently works in the cityâs finance department. Miles Hamlet is currently the cityâs purchasing agent.
The council asked the three the same questions and hopes to appoint a new finance director at its Jan. 4 meeting following the non-reappointment of finance director Sandy Stanbrough.
Hays has been living in Alexander City since 1995 working for Wellborn Forest Products as chief financial officer before working as Alexander City finance director for four years. After leaving the finance directorâs position, Hays went on to help SiO2 in Auburn establishing an internal accounting department, worked with Auburn University and returned to a project at Wellborn before helping manage his wifeâ company.