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Residents urge stronger vetting and transparency in town manager search
Summary
Public commenters urged councilors to vet candidate resumes carefully, post materials publicly, and maintain transparency; one resident suggested a research-only citizen group to gather facts without making recommendations.
Several residents told the council they want rigorous vetting of candidates and more transparency in the process. Bob Rudolph proposed an approach in which volunteers gather background information and report findings to council without making official recommendations; he asked whether a research-only group would avoid sunshine-law restrictions.
A resident at the podium said, “I think it’s important that integrity and honesty are one of the main factors in hiring someone,” and urged checks on previous employment and reasons for departures. Another resident suggested posting applications and a town-manager-search page on the website so the public can review materials as they come in. Council and staff agreed it was possible to post resumes and that staff would compile applications after the July 13 deadline and post them with the July 15 agenda packet.
