Framingham Fire Chief Submits Resignation

Framingham Fire Chief Gary Daughtery has submitted his resignation to the Town of Framingham.

Today, the Town of Hopkinton named Daughtery one of two finalists for its fire chief job.

Daughtery, who could not be reached for comment, was the Hopkinton fire chief and interim Town Manager in Hopkinton, before coming to Framingham in 2008.

Framingham Patch has a call into Framingham Town Manager Bob Halpin for comment.

The Hopkinton Patch reported the Hopkinton Fire Chief Search Committee concluded its work on Wednesday by recommending two candidates to the Board of Selectman: Hopkinton Fire Department Deputy Chief Steve Slaman and Daugherty.

The current Hopkinton Fire Chief Ken Clark plans to retire in January of 2016.

“We wanted to act quickly, but not sacrifice quality for speed,” said Search Committee Chair Bob Levenson in the Hopkinton Patch.

“Our goal was to find the best candidates. Those who could do the job and fit in Hopkinton.” The Committee received 18 applications, including 9 from out of state candidates. After a thorough screening, seven candidates were invited in for indepth interviews (2 candidates withdrew prior to the interviews). Several interview questions were based on input gained directly from members of the Hopkinton Fire Department. According to Levenson,“As a result of the interviews there was clear consensus on the Committee that the two candidates we recommended to the Board could do the job, and do it well. The process worked,” said Levenson.

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Photo courtesy of the Town of Framingham website