NEW CUMBERLAND — The Hancock County Board of Education has named an interim financial officer for the school district, agreeing to begin the process of filling the post.

“The purpose of this meeting is to approve an interim treasurer,” Superintendent Dan Enich said, offering his recommendation for Erin Harvey to fill the spot.

Harvey’s recommendation was unanimously approved by the members of the school board.

The move follows a decision by the board Monday to ratify the suspension and approve the termination of Joe Campinelli, who had held the role of the school district’s director of finance.

Harvey had been attending recent school board meetings to provide the board with financial reports as part of each meeting’s agenda.

Board President Chris Gillette explained Thursday the school district must have someone to oversee the financial operations while a search for a new finance director commences.

“We’re required to have someone,” Gillette said.

In those efforts, the board also agreed on a recommendation Thursday to begin working with Uriah Cummings, the finance director for West Virginia Schools, and Jeff Davis of Educational Associates LLC to develop an official posting for the position of treasurer/chief school business official, and to advertise in order to fill the job, as soon as possible.

The school district has been working with Cummings and Davis to review three years of financial records, including the unaudited financial statement for the 2024-2025 school year, reorganizing financial records for the current year and projecting finances for the 2026-2027 year, as well as to assist in determining any potential cuts to improve the budgetary picture for the school district.

The West Virginia Department of Education has categorized Hancock County Schools as needing assistance with its finances, with Enich saying incomplete reports contributed to the determination.