Monday, February 22, 2010

Budget and Finance candidate interviews

The Select board will interview two candidates for Budget and Finance Director at tonight's meeting. Mr. Anthony Sulmonte of Abington was interviewed last Tuesday. He had a schedule conflict tonight, so he was interviewed earlier. John Clark, the Billerica Treasurer/Collector and Greg Barnes, the Townsend Town Administrator, will be interviewed tonight.
I do not know how the other members of the Select Board feel ...

... about the timing of the selection. I would like to make the appointment tonight.
The budget season is upon us and there are many issues that need to be addressed. While I am confident that Mr. Cressman and the staff at the Budget and Finance office can handle the task, it would be a great help to have a new Budget and Finance Director to sort through the details of a very challenging budget year for FY2011.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Will resumes be available for these men? Town administrator, treasurer/collector and accountant. Any finance director experience? Paying $$$ for another town accountant.

Anonymous said...

Barnes is giving an excellent interview. He understands that our municipal fiscal woes are structural not cyclical. Translation: He's not in LaLa Land.

Anonymous said...

Barnes said he wanted to advance his skills. Help Dartmouth or himself?

Anonymous said...

Are all these candidates being search through a private firm? Library and Finance guy?
Who makes the desicion to hire or made the suggestion to hire these firms

Anonymous said...

Finance selection made by a committee appointment by the Board of S.

Anonymous said...

I believe that appointed group also worked in conjunction with a hired group for Cressman....right?

Anonymous said...

No. Different group. Both cases committee send 3 names to the SB to decide.