High Marks For Brookline Town Administrator Chas Carey

BROOKLINE, MA — First-year Brookline Town Administrator Chas Carey earned high marks from the Select Board, which applauded Carey's collaborative approach, budget skills and ability to make progress on important issues facing the town amid "the noise," in his first performance review.

Carey has served as town administrator since August 2022 with the review covering his work from September 2022 through December 2023.

"I am honored to have served the Brookline community for the past year, and greatly appreciate the feedback provided by the Select Board," Carey said. "I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to my colleagues and staff for their continued encouragement and support.

"I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish together in years to come."

The Select Board shared the results during Tuesday's public meeting with Carey earning 4s and 5s on a scale of 1-5 in several categories.

Select Board members' observations included:

• Thoughtful and collaborative approach
• Smart, creative, brings new and actionable ideas to the Board
• A good focus on communication to all stakeholders
• Excellent understanding of the Town budget and the relationship with Brookline Public Schools stakeholders
• Works diligently to satisfy stakeholder groups, finds ways to identify and address the legitimate concerns amid the "noise"

This is the first time the Select Board has formally given a performance evaluation for any town administrator in Brookline and the first time that it will be shared and reviewed publicly.

A summary of Carey's performance evaluation as well as his self-evaluation is posted on the Town Administrator's page under Town Administrator Performance Evaluations.