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Medford council adopts amended hiring process for city clerk, appoints three designees for interviews
Summary
The Medford City Council approved an amended recruitment process for the city clerk that sends all applications to councilors, limits interview executive sessions to a subcommittee of three designees, and requires HR/DEI-developed rubrics and confidentiality for interview lists.
The Medford City Council voted to adopt an amended recruitment and hiring process for the city clerk that preserves council oversight while allowing a three-member screening committee to conduct preliminary interviews and, when appropriate, enter executive session.
The measure, offered as Resolution 25,149, passed after debate about two options for review. "My personal preference would be for us all to receive resumes and express our preference that way," Councilor Rosario said, arguing that letting all councilors view applications before narrowing the field "seems like the most democratic way to go about it."…
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