 Lanesborough's New Administrator Brings Federal Experience to Small TownGina Dario came into the position about a month ago — in time for the town's anticipated public safety complex vote and budget season — and has jumped right into municipal government.  Lanesborough Hires Australian Election Official as Town AdministratorDario explained that she wanted to return to the Berkshires after spending much of her career abroad. Despite not having municipal experience in the state, Dario pointed to her public service in Australia's elections as valuable work experience for the role. Lanesborough Staff to Participate in Administrator Search CommitteeThe Board of Selectmen has formed a steering committee for a new town administrator, a little under a year after it last filled the position. Lanesborough Town Administrator Announces ResignationLang will continue to work in the office until Sept. 12, after which he will work remotely from Pennsylvania until the Town finds a replacement. Williamstown Select Board Finalizes Town Manager ContractHogeland said he expects to bring the board an extension on Blanchard's contract that would see him working 10 hours per week for the town through the end of June. Williamstown Residents Can Meet Town Manager Finalists Friday EveningThose candidates will be finalized after the Town Manager Search Committee meets in executive session on Thursday to finalize a list of people to be interviewed by the Select Board on Friday and Saturday. Williamstown Town Manager Search Group Aims to Conduct In-Person InterviewsThis time, some members of the search committee hope that if the panel interviews candidates in person instead of by teleconference, it will have a better result. Williamstown Town Manager Search Committee Talks About Accelerated ProcessIn its first meeting since last year's search process failed to identify a successful candidate, the same panel convened to talk about next steps this time around.  Adams Signs 3-Year Contract With Town Administrator Jay GreenIn addition to yearly 3 percent raises and five weeks of vacation time, Green's new contract stipulates the board can perform performance reviews if necessary. Williamstown's Renewed Town Manager Search 'On Pace'The town's search for a permanent town manager is "moving on pace," the Select Board was told on Monday night.  Clarksburg Select Board Offers McKinney Town Administrator PostShortly after interviewing a fourth candidate for the vacant post, Danielle Luchi and Jeffrey Levanos agreed that McKinney's experience is the best fit for a town looking to return to normalcy after a summer and fall of turnover and turmoil.  Williamstown Select Board Postpones Town Manager DecisionTown officials were searching for an interim to replace current interim Charles Blanchard, who was expected to leave the post in December.  Lanesborough Selectmen Offer Pennsylvania Man Town Administrator JobAt the end of Wednesday's interview, Lang said he was grateful that the board invited him to visit the town in person. He said being considered as one of the finalists for the position meant a lot to him.  Lanesborough Selectmen Interview 3 Town Administrator CandidatesThe Board of Selectmen hosted public interviews of three candidates for the vacant town administrator position on Wednesday.  Williamstown to Resume Search for Town ManagerThe several months search to replace Jason Hoch ended with board discussing a long-term interim town manager to take the town through the next budget and town meeting season.  Williamstown Interviewing Town Manager FinalistsThe administrator of a similarly sized Midwestern town and a principal in a management consulting firm are the finalists to be the new town manager.  Clarksburg, Town Administrator Agree to SeparationThe separation agreement approved by the Select Board on Wednesday morning covers six months of the year left on Stone's three-year contract plus her sick time and covers her health insurance into November.  Clarksburg Board Raps Town Administrator Over Treasurer's Office FiascoFrustrations over the financial quagmire in the treasurer's office boiled over on Wednesday when Select Board Chairman Ronald Boucher took the town administrator to task and she walked out of the meeting.  Lanesborough Town Administrator Search Panel Gets Unexpected FeedbackThe Town Administrator Search Committee has been soliciting feedback from residents through an anonymous survey and received some unexpected results. On Friday, the committee discussed three themes of concern that were identified in the responses: communication and transparency, taxes and finances, and personnel concerns.  Williamstown Town Manager Search Group Sets Survey, Listening SessionsThe committee advising the Select Board on the selection of the next town manager is launching a multi-front effort to gather input from the community about its priorities for the next occupant of the corner office at Town Hall.  Williamstown Town Manager Search Committee Refines Job AnnouncementThe search committee, which includes two members of the five-person Select Board, reviewed a draft job posting and draft survey questions compiled by GovHR, the head-hunting firm employed by the Select Board to guide the search process.  Cheshire Selectmen Discusses Town Meeting Results, Considers Job DescriptionsThe board discussed at its regular meeting Tuesday the results of the town meeting earlier this week. Chairwoman Michelle Francesconi said that Monday's town meeting brought "amazing news with the approval of the town administrator position."  Cheshire Picks Jennifer Morse of Ashfield as Town AdministratorJennifer Morse of Ashfield has been selected as the new town administrator for Cheshire. The Board of Selectmen met Tuesday night to pick between three candidates for the position.  Cheshire Selectmen Interview Town Administrator CandidatesThe finalists interviewed were Kathleen Degnan, former Pittsfield city solicitor; Alicia Fonash-Willett, assistant town clerk and information technology coordinator for the town of Durham, Conn., and Jennifer Morse, the current town administrator in Ashfield.  Cheshire Selectmen Interviewing Town Administrator CandidatesThe Selectmen will interview the three candidates for the post of town administrator on Thursday evening. |
