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Council authorizes up to $16,000 to hire recruiter for deputy treasurer search
Summary
After an extended in-house search, the council approved using up to $16,000 from the finance salary line to pay a recruitment firm (20% fee) to fill the deputy town treasurer position; the firm guarantees replacement if the hire fails within one year.
The Town Administrator told the council on Oct. 22 the town has conducted an extensive recruitment effort for the deputy town treasurer post since July without finding a qualified candidate. The administrator requested approval to pay a professional recruitment firm a finder's fee (negotiated to 20% of first-year salary) to secure a qualified hire.
The council authorized the expenditure of up to $16,000 from the finance salary line to cover the recruiter's fee and approved offering an employment contract to the candidate the firm supplied. The administrator said the firm guarantees to find a replacement at no additional fee if the hire does not work out during the first year.
Councilors said recruitment is difficult across municipal government and that the expenditure is an investment in securing qualified financial staff. The motion to approve the payment passed by voice vote.
