The Town Administrator shall be appointed by
the Board of Selectmen, and the duties of the office shall be as outlined
in Article 4 of the Charter.
The Town Administrator shall have the following
specific qualifications:
A. Have at least an earned bachelor's level degree from
a recognized, accredited college or university.
B. Have served full time as an administrator officer
(under any title) of a city or Town for not less than five years.
[Amended 5-13-2019 ATM
by Art. 23]
A. A
Screening Committee shall be established for the purpose of soliciting,
receiving and evaluating applications for the position of Town Administrator.
B. The
Screening Committee shall consist of nine persons who shall be chosen
as follows:
(1) The Board of Selectmen and the School Committee shall each designate
two persons.
(2) The Finance Committee shall designate two persons.
(3) The Town Moderator shall designate three persons.
C. Persons
chosen by the said agencies may, but not necessarily be, be members
of the agency by which they are designated. Appointment made by the
Town Moderator shall be made last in time in order that in making
appointments the Moderator may, in so far as it may be feasible to
do so, appoint persons who will broaden the membership base of the
committee to be most representative of the demographic and occupational
base of the Town.
[Amended 5-13-2019 ATM
by Art. 23]
Not more than 30 days following the date of such vacancy, or
pending vacancy, becomes known, the several persons chosen as aforesaid
shall meet to organize and to solicit by other means candidates for
the office. The committee shall proceed notwithstanding the failure
of any agency to designate its representatives.
[Amended 5-13-2019 ATM
by Art. 23]
The Screening Committee shall review all applications that are
received by it, screen all such applications by verifying work records
and other credentials, and provide for interviews to be conducted
with such number of candidates it deems to be necessary, desirable
or expedient.
[Amended 5-13-2019 ATM
by Art. 23]
A. Not
more than 150 days following the date on which the committee meets
to organize, the committee shall submit to the Board of Selectmen
the names of not less than three nor more than five persons whom it
believes to be the best suited to perform the duties of the Town Administrator.
B. Within
30 days following the date the list of nominees is submitted it, the
Board of Selectmen shall choose one of the said nominees to serve
as Town Administrator. In the event the Board of Selectmen shall fail
to make an appointment within the said 30 days the Screening Committee
shall, forthwith, appoint the Town Administrator.
C. Upon
appointment of a Town Administrator the committee established hereunder
shall be considered discharged.