Douglas County commissioners say they want to hire Plinsky as permanent county administrator

The Douglas County Commission kicked off discussions about finding a permanent county administrator on Wednesday, but a majority of commissioners said they believed they have already found one in Sarah Plinsky.

Plinsky has been serving as the interim county administrator since December, when the previous administrator, Craig Weinaug, retired after working for the county for 26 years. Although Weinaug announced the county would conduct a search process to find his replacement, the commissioners said they now believe it may not be needed.

“I think we have the person we need sitting within our midst,” Commissioner Nancy Thellman said of Plinsky.