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Council grants Town Administrator expanded hiring authority, retains termination powers
Summary
On a 4–1 vote, the Council amended the Town Administrator’s job description to allow the Administrator to hire all employees except the Administrator and Water/Wastewater Superintendent; the Council retained termination authority for all positions.
President Schmidt requested that the Council consider amending the Town Administrator’s job description to give that position authority to hire and terminate all employees except for the Administrator and the Water/Wastewater Superintendent. After discussion, Commissioner Newnam moved to amend the job description to give the Administrator hiring authority for all employees except those two positions; Commissioner Chase seconded. The Council approved the amendment 4–1, with Commissioner Potter voting no. The Council retained termination authority for all positions.
Following that vote, the Council entered an executive session to discuss a personnel matter and later reconvened and adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
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