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Freetown to hire paid intern at $20/hr and approve per‑diem procurement assistance
Summary
The board approved hiring a public‑administration intern (15–20 hrs/week) at $20/hour and authorized the town administrator to contract per‑diem procurement assistance at an estimated $50/hour (capped at $1,000 per RFP) to relieve workflow bottlenecks.
The board voted to hire a paid public‑administration intern to assist the town administration office and approved a job description. The administrator proposed a part‑time intern (about 15–20 hours weekly) to help with reporting, grant documentation and administrative tasks; the board set the pay rate at $20 an hour.
"I'm going to pay them out of my professional and technical budget, which I have about, I think, $25,000 I have," the town administrator said while describing funding for the intern. Members described the hire as a low‑cost way to relieve grant reporting and procurement backlog and supported a trial period to evaluate effectiveness.
Separately, the board authorized the town administrator to engage per‑diem procurement support to address a backlog of RFPs and procurement tasks; the administrator said she expects to negotiate flat fees but anticipates an hourly cap of roughly $50 and a per‑project cap (no more than $1,000 without board approval) to keep spending predictable. The board approved both the intern position and the procurement‑assistance approach and asked the administrator to report back on results and expenditures.
