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Select Board discusses posting for permanent town administrator; plans hiring process
Summary
Board members agreed the town should advertise and establish a hiring process for a permanent town administrator, with proposals to form a committee and review the job description and recruitment channels.
Select Board members discussed posting for a permanent town administrator at the May meeting and signaled an intent to advertise the vacancy, assemble a hiring plan and convene a screening process.
Members said any vacancy for the town’s chief administrative post should be publicly posted and that the board should follow the town personnel policy and customary municipal hiring practices. Board members suggested forming a screening committee that could include select board members, staff and other stakeholders, and discussed outreach channels including municipal job boards, the Massachusetts municipal administrators network and regional contacts.
Members emphasized preparing or updating the town administrator job description and compensation information before advertising. No final vote to post was taken at the May meeting; members asked staff to place the item on a forthcoming agenda as an action item with a draft job posting, proposed recruitment timeline and recommendations for an interview committee.
