Politics & Government
ABOUT TOWN: Stoughton Residents to Help Pick Permanent Town Manager (And More…)
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
CITIZEN SEARCH COMMITTEE FORMED: Stoughton's search for a new town manager got a jump start when the Board of Selectmen chose five residents to work with a consultant firm to pick candidates for the position of Town Manager.
Ten residents applied to be on the Committee, and five were chosen at the Board of Selectmen's meeting on April 24.
Selectmen chose Peter Banis, a member of the Stoughton Youth Commission and Town Meeting, and a former School Committee member; Forrest Lindwall, the most recent appointee to the Stoughton Redevelopment Authority; Molly Cochran, a litigation lawyer with Seegel Lipshutz & Wilchins LLP in Wellesley, and neighbor of mine; Judith E. (Clifford) Barrette; and Eric Milgroom, who spent 14 years on the School Committee, a number of them as Chairman.
Find out what's happening in Stoughtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Those that were not picked to serve, but had volunteered their time, included Daniel Kelly, Bernice Kohn, R. Warren Ross, David Weinstein (who did not show up for the interviews), and Robin Zoll, a member of the Board of Registrars, Town Meeting and the Sharon/Stoughton League of Women Voters.
The Citizen Search Committee will review the RFP's (Request for Proposals) from executive search firms and choose the one that will be the paid consultant to the town.
Find out what's happening in Stoughtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
They will work with the consultant to come up with the next town manager. They have until May 22 to pick the consultant and recommend them to the Selectmen for a vote.
It is expected that interviews for the new town manager will take place sometime at the end of July or beginning of August.
served as Town Manager until March 31, 2012. is currently serving as interim Town manager.
A copy of the RFP for the Town Manager search consultant can be found here:
RFP Town Manager Search Consultant 2012.pdf
***
ZBA SWAPS LAWYER FOR LAWYER: Attorney Robert O'Regan left the Zoning Board of Appeals to . The Selectmen chose a familiar face to replace him on the ZBA at their Tuesday night meeting (4/24).
Marguerite Marie Mitchell, a practicing attorney with an office in Brockton, was chosen as the newest ZBA member. She was currently an alternate on the ZBA.
Mitchell, who practices municipal law and does town counsel work, said, "I do a lot of work for other communities in my professional life. I'd like to give back to my own community."
Fellow ZBA alternate Thomas Carter withdrew his application for the permanent position, saying that "Stoughton is very lucky to get Miss Mitchell. She knows the zoning laws backwards and forwards."
As for O'Regan, he made the motion to appoint Mitchell, and told her and Carter, "I miss you guys already."
***
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY to Larry Pellegrini of the 267th Combat Communications Squadron, and to Michele Germain Concannon, a Stoughton native who now resides in Ft. Myers, Florida. She's a single mom of FIVE KIDS!.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEDNESDAY to Faith Weiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs for Stop & Shop Company. She resides in Stoughton.
***