Good evening. Town Administrator Andre Garen told the Hooksett Town Council on Oct. 8 that the administration has filled several positions, is preparing a request for proposals for assessor services and has scheduled a final property auction for Oct. 18 at Memorial School.

Garen said the town recently hired Ava Lee as a tax clerk, promoted Seth Miller to assistant fire chief and received resignations including Susan Fournier, the long-time night cleaner for the town building. “We did hire, Ava Lee, in the tax clerk office, who started on September 29,” Garen said. He also noted the promotion of Seth Miller and that “Susan Fournier…has resigned.”

Garen told the council the administration has been advertising the town assessor post with no applicants and plans to issue an RFP for contract assessor services as an interim measure. “What I’m thinking about in the interim is looking at putting our RFP out there for those services…until such time that we can find somebody to fill that position full time,” he said.

He also reported personnel and departmental updates: firefighter Derek Waldron completed required AEMT testing and licensing; there are no nonpumping meetings scheduled; and an update on a workers’ compensation matter is expected at a future meeting. Regarding property auctions, Garen said the town will offer 15 properties at auction Oct. 18 at Memorial School and urged public interest: “If you’re interested, please come by and make that bid.”

The administrator reviewed upcoming meetings and public events including budget-committee meetings, zoning board and parks and recreation advisory meetings. He encouraged public participation in the budget review process.

The council did not take action on these administrative items beyond acknowledging the report. The administration will return with procurement documents and additional updates as needed.