Save Wellesley Town Government
Remember to Vote on March 15, 2016
Wellesley Townsman–March 16, 2016
“I think the biggest takeaway from the election is that there’s still immense value that people put into their town government and their attachment to the town,” said McCauley, a former selectman, Planning Board member and chairman of the North 40 Steering Committee.
Wellesley Townsman, March 15, 2016
Voters Tuesday rejected the proposed shift to a Town Manager form of government that would have overhauled Wellesley Town Hall power structure, consolidating authority and installing a leader who would have overseen the development of the town’s budget and evaluation of town employees.
Big Referendum Coming Up in Wellesley–Hometown Weekly.
Wellesley has always had passionate volunteers who care about their town. The upcoming March 15th town referendum on town government is no exception. Legions of volunteers will be posting signs in yards and campaigning for their side of the ballot question: Should Wellesley switch from its current town administrator form of government to a much more centralized – and less transparent– town manager form of government? We spoke to the Vote No campaigners of SaveWellesleyTownGov.org, a broad array of high-schoolers to 90-year-olds, environmental activists to fiscal conservatives, physicians to lawyers to management consultants.
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Wellesley has been fortunate in having several long-serving and dedicated Executives. By contrast, the average tenure of a town manager nationally is just seven years. Termination can be contentious and also expensive, especially when legal costs are factored in. Here are some interesting articles the difficulties in firing a town manager.
Stoughton, MA
Police and Fire unions want town manager out.
Wayland, MA
Town manager abruptly dismissed
Saugus, MA
Andover, MA
Narragansett, RI
Costly termination pact for town manager
Around Massachusetts–Boston Globe
Firing considered “occupational hazard”
Bridgewater, MA
Cohasset, MA
Potential suspension or termination for TM
ST. Johnsbury, VT
Winchendon Approves $300k Buyout of Town Manager’s Contract
The agreement — reached with “guidance and advice” from the town’s labor and employment attorney — said that selectmen have determined there is “no cause” for his termination and therefore, must offer him a buyout to avoid a “protracted and costly” legal battle that could expose the town to a wrongful termination suit that could cost more than $2 million plus legal fees.
Stoughton, MA Selectman David “Spanky” Sousa said Hartman has to go.
“The town manager has to be fired. If I try to ask him something, I don’t get the truth,” Sousa said. “He is not the right fit for this town. If we have to buy his contract out, I think it will be the best quarter of a million dollars this town has ever spent.”
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STOUGHTON – The man who led the town’s police department out of corruption and scandals to accreditation in three years will soon be leaving.
Police Chief Paul Shastany announced early this week that he intends to retire in April, and, he said, the town’s administration played a role in the decision
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