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Milford town administrator to leave April 4; select board appoints interim and hires search firm
Summary
Town Administrator Lincoln Daley submitted his resignation effective April 4. The Milford Select Board appointed an interim administrator and voted to hire Municipal Resources, Inc. to run a national search and set a $140,000–$170,000 salary range for the position.
Lincoln Daley, Milford’s town administrator, submitted a letter of resignation; his last day will be April 4, the Select Board said Monday. Chair Tim Feynon opened the meeting by announcing Daley’s resignation and saying the board would discuss personnel matters in nonpublic session.
At the meeting, the board voted to appoint an interim administrator and to hire a professional search firm to conduct the replacement search. The board also set a salary range for the position.
Why it matters: The town administrator is the chief executive officer for day-to-day town operations. The board’s decisions define who runs daily operations in the short term and how the search and compensation for a permanent successor will be handled.
Board action and interim appointment
Chair Tim Feynon said he had contacted two municipal leaders about serving temporarily after Daley’s departure. After discussion, a motion to appoint an interim administrator passed (vote recorded in the meeting as “motion carries”). The transcript records the board’s decision but does not provide a clear, unambiguous name for the person appointed as interim in the public portion of the minutes.
Search firm and pay range
The board voted 3–2 to hire Municipal Resources, Inc. (MRI) under the firm’s draft agreement to conduct the search for a permanent town administrator. Selectman Paul Darje moved the motion to hire MRI; the motion was seconded (the meeting minutes identify the second as Selectman Filbrick) and carried 3–2.
The board also voted to establish a salary range for the town administrator position. By motion, the board set the range at $140,000 to $170,000 (recorded in the meeting as "$1.40 to $1.70"). That motion carried by a recorded 4–1 vote.
Board members debated whether to run the search in-house first and give the town’s HR director time to post the job, or to hire MRI immediately. Supporters of hiring MRI said a specialized firm would screen candidates and ease the workload on town staff. Opponents said the town should try internal recruitment and bring back competitive quotes for external firms.
The board discussed details MRI would handle — advertising, initial outreach and screening, and producing a recommended pool of finalists for the board to interview. The Select Board noted the scope of services in MRI’s draft contract can be adjusted; they instructed staff to proceed under the terms approved by the board.
Next steps
The interim administrator will serve through the transition period beginning on or about Daley’s departure date, and MRI will begin outreach under the approved agreement with the board’s instructions. The board discussed posting and funding issues tied to the permanent hire and set the salary range to guide recruitment.
The meeting minutes show the board approved unsealing portions of nonpublic minutes related to hiring decisions from Feb. 24; the board said staff will split and revise the minutes to release the applicable paragraphs.
Ending: The board scheduled additional follow-up and delegated implementation tasks to staff while the interim takes on daily administration and MRI begins the search.
