Framingham's Town Manager Named A Top Tweeter

A software company has listed Framingham’s Town Manager as one of the top 8 “City Managers” to follow on Twitter.

Framingham Town Manager Bob Halpin, who joined Twitter in December 2012, was named a municipal manager to follow on Twitter by Clear Point Strategy.

ClearPoint is a software company that helps provides management insight to enable performance management and strategic decision making.

Halpin has tweeted more than 1,000 times in the last 2-plus years.

“City managers take on a daunting task of overseeing the administrative side of local operations, like implementing policy and supervising governmental activities. When one is tasked with overseeing budgets, community programs, and various city-wide policies, developing a strong relationship with the citizens is important. Social media has recently become a great outlet for city managers. Not only does it promote government transparency, but it also supports city-wide camaraderie,” wrote the online report.

The online software company wrote: ”City manager Bob Halpin’s Twitter account offers a balanced mix of local government events, news, and city-wide updates. Whether it’s a retweet from the Framingham police department, or a traffic update, this account demonstrates a harmonious balance of tweets and retweets.”

Halpin has more than 650 followers as of midnight, April 22.

Follow Halpin Twitter at @FramTownManager

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Editor’s Note: Framingham is a Town and not a city.