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Select Board authorizes TA to phone‑screen highway candidates, discusses reconstituting search committee
Summary
The board authorized Town Administrator Blythe Robinson to conduct initial phone screens and interviews for highway operator and superintendent positions and debated whether to reconstitute a highway search committee of experienced former staff to recommend finalists.
The Select Board voted to authorize the town administrator to conduct phone screens and initial interviews for the town’s open highway positions, a step board members said was necessary to avoid losing candidates. Speaker 6 moved the motion and speaker 2 seconded; the board approved the authorization by voice vote.
Several members urged a parallel path: reconstitute a highway search committee composed of former highway staff and local residents with subject‑matter expertise (members named as possibilities included Bruce Clark, Herb Chaffee and Donald Herbert) to review resumes and provide a recommendation. Supporters said phone screens would expedite the process while the committee could provide final recommendations when organized. One member stressed the need to circulate job descriptions and ask for letters of interest to ensure fairness and broader participation in the search.
