Stoughton Selectmen Seek Residents to Serve on Town Manager Screening Committee

At their February 7 meeting, the Stoughton Board of Selectmen voted to advertise for a citizens’ screening committee to help in the search for a new Town Manager.

The Board is looking for residents who can “assist in the process of screening, interviewing, and recommending qualified candidates for the Board’s consideration for the position of Town Manager.”

The advertisement was placed in this week’s Stoughton Pennysaver (February 15 edition). It reads:

The Stoughton Board of Selectmen is seeking interested residents to serve on a Town Manager Screening Committee. The Committee will assist in the process of screening, interviewing, and recommending qualified candidates for the Board’s consideration for the position of Town Manager.

Interested residents should send a letter of interest containing a short statement explaining why they are interested in serving, as well as any qualifications/experience that make them a good candidate, to: Stoughton Board of Selectmen, 10 Pearl Street, Stoughton, MA 02072. Letters of interest must be received no later than Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

In a letter addressed to Board of Selectmen Chairman John Stagnone, dated Jan. 24, 2012, current Town Manager Francis T. Crimmins, Jr. informed Stagnone of his intent to resign as Town Manager, effective March 31, 2012, creating a vacancy at the position.

The number of residents on this Town Manager search committee is not specified in the advertisement, although at the February 7 Selectmen’s meeting, Human Resources Director Martin McNamara suggested to limit the number of members of the search committee.

Based on the discussions at the February 7 meeting, there may be five members on this committee, with potentially two members of the committee coming from the Board of Selectmen, but that has yet to be decided.