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Committee amends prior resolution to remove four-year hiring limit for tax assessor
Summary
Members approved an amendment deleting a four-year term limit that had hindered hiring a tax assessor, citing recruitment challenges; the committee passed the measure without recommendation and referred it to the full council with a request that HR attend.
The Legislation & Administration Committee on May 26 voted to amend Resolution TC30-74 by deleting the phrase "not to exceed four (4) years" from the provision governing the term for the tax assessor. The amendment (TC31-45) was introduced in committee and discussed with town legal and HR staff.
Town Attorney Daniel Schopick told the committee that the time limitation had made hiring a tax assessor difficult, which prompted the request to remove the four-year cap. Councilman Carl Massaro noted the issue had been discussed previously in executive session with the HR director and asked that the HR director be present at the full Town Council meeting for further discussion. The committee voted to pass the amendment without recommendation; minutes record the motion to pass without recommendation was moved by Massaro and seconded by Marsh and carried by unanimous consent.
The item will appear on the full Town Council agenda for final action and additional staff input. The committee record does not record changes to any compensation schedule or other hiring terms; those details were not specified in the minutes.
