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Council directs staff to engage MAPS group for town‑manager recruitment process
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 recruitment managed by staff or engagement of an external search firm with an estimated cost between $20,000 and $30,000. Council members stressed fairness and community input, discussed funding sources (apportioning cost among funds that the manager serves), and raised scheduling concerns because the recruitment would overlap budget season.
Council did not authorize a contract that evening but approved a motion directing staff to begin discussions with the MAPS group so the firm could help structure the search. The council indicated interviews and intensive participation by members should be scheduled to avoid the peak budget‑review period; the group discussed naming an interim manager during the budget process to reduce scheduling pressure.
Next steps: staff will engage MAPS group to refine the timeline, return with bids/references if council wishes, and plan interviews after the budget adoption period.
