Today at the Select Board meeting, we voted to form a search committee to find our new town Executive Administrator. I put forward the following motion which was seconded and adopted by the Select Board after discussion:
Moved that the Select Board create an ad hoc committee to aid and advise the Select Board and to identify, interview and select candidates for the position of Executive Administrator. The committee to be known as the Executive Administrator Search Committee.
The membership of the Executive Administrator Search Committee to be comprised of:
• One member of the Finance Committee, selected by them from among their members
• One member of the Personnel Board, selected by them from among their members
• One member from a town employee union, selected by the leadership boards of those unions
• Two members of the community at large, appointed by the Select Board
The Executive Administrator Search Committee will identify, interview and hire a personnel services company to help them in their efforts.
The Executive Administrator Search Committee will post ...
...and advertise for candidates for the position of Executive Administrator, review resumes received, select candidates for interview, interview candidates, and forward a slate of two or three candidates for consideration by the Select Board for the position.
The Select Board will review the selections forwarded from the Executive Administrator Search Committee and select a candidate to fill the position of Executive Administrator from among those 2 or 3 provided by the Executive Administrator Search Committee.
All actions of the Executive Administrator Search Committee to be by majority vote of the members present. A quorum of members needed to transact business will be three.
The Executive Administrator Search Committee will recommend candidates to the Select Board no later than February 1, 2009 unless the Select Board votes to extend the time
Following adoption of that motion, the board voted to request $7,500 from the Reserve Fund for the purpose of hiring a personnel services company to aid in the search. The Finance Committee will vote on our request at their next meeting. Select Board members will contact those whom they would like to see serve on the search committee and nominate them at the Select Board meeting on Monday. The board will vote on the nominees to fill the two community-at-large committee positions at that meeting.
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Bill, can interested citizens put there names in to a SB member for consideration or the Town Moderator?
Thanks
meant put their names in not there...
This sounds like a fair way to handle this process, unlike the non-search that Miller & George conducted in 1986.
The committees decide who they will put on the search committee, not the BOS. I think it is important that the EA's job description be very clearly outlined so there is no confusion about who does what.
I think we are going to see that this select board majority has a lot more integrity than that of the board back in the John George, Bob Miller days.
What a bunch of crap! I'd match John George's work ethic and ethical behavior with anyone, anyhwere, anytime! Just because you don't like a man's politics doesn't mean you have to smear him in a public forum like this.
If there are integrity issues here, they rest with the likes of old timer and Anonymous 11:40 AM.
Jerks!
Bill,can you explain why Chief Pacheco will not seek another three year contract. Will you support the appointment of a qualified person from within the department, or seek a candidate from outside the town? What can you do or suggest to the other board members, so as to improve the chance of selecting a replacement from within the town police department?
to anon 2:43, Are you serious? George and Miller actually hand picked Gagne even though there were 20 applicants more qualified ahead of him. The search committee actually quit because they were so frustrated with George & Miller's dirty politics. Perhaps you're too young to remember that. It was in 1986.The study team said that Gagne was not even minimally qualified, other candidates had advanced degrees, and previous experience in financial administration and management. Gagne had none, but George & Miller had their own ideas...amd the rest is history.
I think the chief of police should be chosen from within. These guys try to get the education they need and work their way up the ladder. They should get a shot at being chief.
According to the Chronicle in 1986,the chair of the Executive Secretary Study Team said "We respectfully point out that in our initial review of 50 candidates Mr Gagne was not among the 20 applicants we placed in the well-qualified category. Indeed, he was not deemed to be even minimally qualified for the position."
I stand by my statement that the present board will prove to have a lot more integrity than Mr. George and Mr. Miller's board.
One more thing, I'll bet that Gilbert, Trimble and Michaud would never make a nasty phone call to someone with a different view and not have the guts to identify themselves. You wouldn't do that now would you Mrs. George, i mean Mr. George?
Old Timer sounds like OLD MAN BOB MICHAUD the Hypocrit!! That guy just needs to learn how to shut up!!
Mr Bob Michaud is also part of the problem. he has been an assessor for over 20 years. He has yet been able to explain why each property long Rt 6 is assessed wrong. The land-only assessment is has some paying $2.99 per sq foot and others paying $40 per sq foot. What? for exmaple the former state police barracks is $40 per sq foot, however its state owned and never paid any taxes. There is a report the fincom has detailing the error of the assessing in this town. If the assessment was corrected and proper taxes being paid, the town wouldnt be in this mess at all. Who else has this report? SOB chair Michaud, Frank Gracie of the taskforce and members of the fincom. Whats been done with this information?
WOW!!!!! I finally found someone on here who knows somethintg of value!!! Anon 12:50am your on to something keep digging and you will find an even uglier scam being run in this town. The quite lil dark secret here in town which costs us all MILLIONS!!!! As for assessors, it's Bergman's fault it's his department!!! Kudos to you Anon 12:50 i am truly amazed at your knowledge.
There is an article in the Standard Times today that mentions TIF giveaway agreements in Dartmouth . How did Dartmouth give out these tax incentives ?
"(Witness Dartmouth's TIF giveaway to Target, which planned to locate in the big-box mecca anyway.)"
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081212/OPINION/812120313
TIF's!!! Now we're cookin' What does the good ole boy network have to say about those? Maybe we can ask John George or is he on Beacon Hill today? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA If Boy George had any clout on Beacon Hill, he would still be there.HAHAHAHAHAHAH Hey georgie, you and Miller both backed Horan-Maclean last year. How did that work out for you? HAHAHAHAHAH I'm not Mack the Knife but I think I'll be singin' that song today.
There are two types of people that get into politics. There are those who get in to serve the people and do what is best for them and there are those who get in to serve their own best interest. Mr. George now has a lucrative, subsidized bus transportation business. Can you guess which one he is?
Bob Miller ran a lucrative bar on cove rd that was famous for last call because he could keep it open later than anywhere else in town. Was this in the town's best interest or Miller's best interest?
The TIF for Target was passed by Town Meeting at 5% for ten years. All TIFs must be approved by Town Meeting as was this one. A Tif for Valois was passed at the same Town Meeting at 15%.
One note is that companies can access other state economic development aid if they are granted a TIF by the town. In recent years, the Town Meeting has shown little inclination to grant TIFs which in past years were as high as 40-65%(Harvey Ind, DBS, Ahead). The 5% number was presented as the minimum that would allow Target to access state grants and still generate the maximum revenue for the town, 95% of the assessment.
Didn't Frank G do the research that showed if we had eliminated the entire rt6, Faunce Corner nightmare, our taxes on average would only be $200 higher? I guess the good ole boys really needed the revenue so they could take care of friends and family with jobs and raises. Meanwhile, the library roof is about to blow off. Great job guys. Maybe that's why the democratic system booted you out of office.
It's fascinating to try and understand the mental chains some people are capable of stringing together to rationalize an opinion.
Timetogetinvolved, if the selectmen should hire a chief from within the department, who is qualified to become the next chief? Timetogetinvolved, must be next in line. Captain Tom Brooks is retiring in January, so that leaves Captain Dennis Maguire. Former selectman Bob Miller, and is cronies, removed the chief's position out from under civil service protection, so the SB can appoint whoever they want. Thank you voters for giving Bob Miller the boot. They not only want to control the executive administrator, but the chief of police and his officers. Yup, what a wicked web we weave, once we have become to deceive. Who wrote this??
Timetogetinvolved, if the selectmen should hire a chief from within the department, who is qualified to become the next chief? Timetogetinvolved, must be next in line. Captain Tom Brooks is retiring in January, so that leaves Captain Dennis Maguire. Former selectman Bob Miller, and is cronies, removed the chief's position out from under civil service protection, so the SB can appoint whoever they want. Thank you voters for giving Bob Miller the boot. They not only want to control the executive administrator, but the chief of police and his officers. Yup, what a wicked web we weave, once we have become to deceive. Who wrote this??
To Anon @ December 12, 2008 12:50 AM - Yes, I have the report about the property values along Rt. 6. Some of the differences are really amazing. The preparer did an excellent job compiling the information. He is recognized as an appraising expert for both residential and commercial property.
The question has nothing to do with Bob Michaud, but rather Paul Bergman. Some questions have been asked of Paul and his answer is that there is a difference between assessing and appraising. The simple question I always ask is if my acre is worth x, why isn't theirs?
I think this all needs to be dug at further but unfortunately I have no power to make it happen. The SB needs to have a public meeting with Paul Bergman to have him explain things better. I would hope that the preparer of the study would join in that discussion. I am assured that there should not be that much difference between assessed and appraised values.
If the assessments of those commercial properties, and presumably all commercial property in town, were adjusted to match the appraisals, the tax rate would go down for everyone in town.
Since the total property tax money that can come in is fixed by law, no more money would come into the coffers, but the proportional share of who pays how much would change. Correcting this apparent problem would not help the financial picture of the town, but it would result in a more fair distribution of tax revenue brought in.
And since I am sure someone will mention it, if commercial property values were raised, this would somewhat lessen the amount of split tax percentage needed for balance. However, since we should be at 50% but are at 40%, maybe the adjusted data would say that 40% is the correct number with the higher commercial values, who knows. I would have to see the result of the adjustments and the impact on the total valuation for the town to offer an opinion.
FrankG's post is classic in that it demonstrates just how much Dartmouth is beginning to act like the City of New Bedford. I guess it was destined to happen with all of the city folk moving out into the suburbs, but bringing their disfunctional city politics with them.
Dartmouth isn't changing. It's already changed! For the worse!
I agree with your New bedford ananlysis and that it probably was only a matter of time before the issues that affect New Bedford spread to the adjoining communities. Look at other, similar cities along the east coast and the pattern is well documented. The waterfront areas and private commuities might not be effected as much but they will be islands surrounded by lower income, less educated and government dependant citizens. Study urban and social histories that include Detroit, Buffalo, New York, Trenton, Boston and on and on. It's inevitable and will be hastened by the choices we are making right now. Good luck all.
Elected charter members agreed not to have a recall clause in our town charter. After several meetings and many hours of discussion, not to have a recall clause, was agreed-upon. It was felt that such a clause, may be used as a tool, rather than a means, to have a duly elected person removed from office. Under Massachusetts general laws, elected officials shall be removed from office for cause; the ballot box is and should be the proper means for removing a person from office, not a recall. As I recall, “no pun intended,” the arguments for/against the recall clause were based on a witch hunt, so called.
In the opinion of the uninformed, Mr. Gagne should be reappointed, in the opinion of the informed he wasn't. Was this a wise choice? I happen to disagree with the majority. Based in due time, I shall make this known at the ballot box. Democracy works.....just give it time.
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