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Council directs staff to engage MAPS group for town‑manager recruitment process
Town of Smithfield Town Council · December 18, 2025
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Summary
With the town manager planning to retire, council gave staff direction to begin discussions with the MAPS search group on recruitment timeline and to schedule candidate interviews after the budget process to avoid meeting conflicts; estimated search‑firm cost was cited at $20,000–$30,000.
The council discussed the process for recruiting a new town manager in anticipation of the incumbent's retirement and directed staff to begin talks with the MAPS (search) group to establish a recruitment timeline and responsibilities.
HR Director Shannon Parrish presented options: an in‑house…
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