Firestone trustees discuss accelerating town manager search; consultants propose posting this fall

Sep 30, 2026

Trustees and consultants debated whether to accelerate the town manager recruitment. Consultants proposed an accelerated posting and review timeline to avoid losing candidates, while the town attorney reminded the group no binding change can be made without a quorum.

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Trustees opened a work session focused on restarting the town manager recruitment and invited consultants to present a timeline and process. Chair (speaker 4) called the meeting to order and identified the agenda item as the "town manager reboot." Consultants outlined a multi-stage search that begins with a public posting and an "alpha" ranking of applicants, followed by confidential semifinalist selection, virtual interviews and an on-site finalist process.

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