Whenever the office of Town Manager shall become
vacant or when a pending vacancy in the office of Town Manager is
known, the Board of Selectmen shall declare that a Screening Committee
be formed and shall meet and organize within 30 days.
The Screening Committee shall solicit, receive
and evaluate applications for the position of Town Manager.
The Screening Committee shall consist of 11
persons who shall be chosen as follows: all five members of the Board
of Selectmen, the Town Moderator, four appointed by the Moderator
and one member of the Warrant Advisory Committee.
The Screening Committee shall use any and all
means available to advertise for candidates whose qualifications shall
be defined by Town bylaw.
The Screening Committee shall review all applications
received by it, screen all such applicants by checking and verifying
work records and other credentials, and provide for interviews to
be conducted with such number of candidates as it deems necessary,
desirable, or expedient.
A. Within 90 days following the date on which the Committee
was formed the Screening Committee shall submit to the Board of Selectmen
the names of not fewer than three, nor more than five, persons whom
it believes to be the best suited to perform the duties of Town Manager.
B. Within 30 days following the date the list of nominees
is submitted to it, the Board of Selectmen shall choose one of the
said nominees to serve as Town Manager. In the event that the Board
of Selectmen shall fail to make an appointment within the said 30
days, the Screening Committee shall forthwith appoint the Town Manager.
C. If, before the end of the thirty-day period, a majority of those whose names have been submitted to the Board of Selectman shall have removed themselves from consideration, it shall be at the option of the Board of Selectmen to request additional names from the Screening Committee. Upon such request, the thirty-day period is suspended until such time as the Screening Committee submits a list of candidates as set forth in Subsection
A of this section. The Screening Committee may use its discretion in supplying these candidates.
Upon the appointment of a Town Manager the Committee
established hereunder shall be considered discharged.