Town Manager Screening Committee

Section 2.2.2 of General Bylaws, Sutton, Massachusetts:

Following a notice of resignation or vacancy of the Town Manager position, a screening committee shall be established for the purpose of screening all applicants. 

The screening committee shall consist of nine persons who shall be chosen as follows: the Select Board, the School Committee, the Planning Board and the Board of Library Trustees shall each designate one person, the Finance and Warrant Advisory Committee shall designate two persons and three persons shall be chosen by the Town Moderator. Persons chosen by said agencies may, but need not, be members of the agencies by which they are designated. Appointments made by the Town Moderator may, in so far as it is feasible, be representative of all demographic and occupational bases of the Town. 

The said committee shall meet and organize by electing from its own a chair, vice-chair and clerk, each of whom shall perform the usual duties of such officers. 

Not more than 120 days following the date on which the committee meets to organize, the committee shall submit to the Select Board the names of not less than three nor more than five persons whom it believes to be best qualified to perform the duties of Town Manager. 

Within thirty (30) days following the date the list of nominees is submitted to it, the Select Board shall choose one of the said nominees to serve as Town Manager. In the event the Select Board shall fail to appoint within General Bylaws Page 7 the thirty (30) days, and unless within the thirty (30) days the Select Board has notified the screening committee to start a new search, the screening committee shall, forthwith, appoint the Town Manager. Upon the appointment of a Town Manager, the Committee established hereunder shall be considered discharged.

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Appointments to the Town Manager Screening Committee were made at the following meetings:

08/06/2024
Select Board agenda item:  2. Select Board appointment to Town Manager Selection Committee (discussion begins at 00:12:27)
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08/14/2024
Board of Library Trustees agenda item: 5. New/Old Business (discussion begins at 00:24:30)
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08/12/2024
Finance & Warrant Committee agenda item 1. Appointments to the Town Manager Screening Committee
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08/26/2024
School Committee agenda item:  X. New Business, Town Manager Hiring Committee (discussion begins at 01:43:30)
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08/28/2024
Planning Board agenda item: Other Board Business, Appoint delegate to Town Manager Search Committee
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