HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-09-07-ATMS-min.pdf Interim Town Manager Search Committee Meeting
September 7 2004
PRESENT Richard Pagett, Deborah Brown, Charles Lamb, Tony Close, Dan Fenn, Bill
Kennedy Hank Manz, Evelyn Silber and Lori Manning.
The committee decided to meet every Tuesday night from 7.00—9.00 PM until such time
as it may be necessary to meet more often. As long as there are enough members present
for a quorum the meetings will take place. Members who are not able to attend will be
updated as to what they have missed.
The committee discussed the interview process and the confidentiality of that process.
Initial screening and interviewing of candidates will be done by the Search Committee in
executive session. The Search Committee's recommendations for further consideration
will be forwarded to the Board of Selectmen and final interviews will be conducted by
the Board in open session. Selection of a new town manager is the responsibility of the
Board.
The committee reviewed the draft of a job description prepared by Linda Vine and Candy
McLaughlin. It had been reviewed and tweaked in a meeting Bill Kennedy Evelyn
Silber and Richard Pagett had with the Senior Management Team last week. After
discussion some changes were made and it will be forwarded to the Board of Selectmen
for their review and adoption at their next meeting. The job description will be used for
the Interim position but has been written so that it can also be used for the Regular Town
Manager's position if the Board decides to do that,
Given the importance of keeping the community informed about the process of recruiting
an Interim Town Manager, it was decided that iterations of the position description
should be made available to the community as it is reviewed and tweaked. Copies of
the draft job description will be made available at the TMMA Meeting scheduled for
Wednesday September 8th and Hank Manz will also arrange for its posting on the
TMMA Web Site.
The committee then discussed the advantages and disadvantages of permitting the Interim
Town Manager to apply for the Regular Town Manager Position. It was felt the Search
Committee should make a recommendation to the Board, but a conclusion on the
recommendation was deferred until our next meeting to give members a chance to digest
the arguments both for and against that were advanced in the discussion.
The first step for advertising will be to get ads in the Boston Globe; the BostonWorks,
MMA and town web sites; and published in the next MMA Beacon newsletter.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 9:20.
The next meeting of the Interim Town Manager Search Committee will be September 14
2004 at 7.00 p.m. in Room G-15 of the Town Office Building.