The Hudson Board of Selectmen made some hiring moves during a recent non-meeting according to the draft minutes released last week.
The Hudson Board of Selectmen made a number of personnel moves during its most recent non public meeting, according to the draft minutes released last week.
One of the moves was to appoint Laurie C. May to the position of Finance Director, “with effective date and terms of salary to be negotiated by Town Administrator Roy E. Sorenson as outlined in this memorandum albeit the terms and conditions as identified in the Conditional Offer of Employment.”
In October longtime Hudson Finance Director Lisa Labrie announced she would be leaving the position, which prompted the search for her replacement. Her resignation was effective as of Dec. 1 after just over 21 years with the town of Hudson.
Hudson Town Administrator Roy Sorenson confirmed on Tuesday that May accepted the position.
The move to pick a Finance Director, is the second high profile position in the town of Hudson which has been recently filled by the Board of Selectmen with the Board of Selectmen hiring a new Town Administrator Roy Sorenson, at the beginning of the year, following the retirement of former Town Administrator Steve Malizia.
Currently, the town is still in the process of picking its next Town Planner, which has been an open position within the Town for over a year.
“The search for the Town Planner started in November of 2023 with resumes accepted including subsequent interviews,” Sorenson wrote in a previous memo. “The process continued through 2024 however has been delayed due to the transition of myself as the new Town Administrator. At this time it is appropriate to reopen the process including following the same approach we are currently engaged in for the Finance Director. First round review of applications and interviews will be conducted with myself as the facilitator and an internal staffing team. Second round will consist of myself, two Selectmen, a Planning Board representative, and current contracted Town Planner, Jay Minkarah. Upon conclusion of this process a final interview before the full Board could be convened for selection and hiring of the best candidate.”
Another personnel move made during the meeting, according to the draft minutes, was to approve the hiring of Evan DeCarteret at the rate of $36.66 per hour for the IT Technician II position , as recommended by Hudson IT Director, Douglas Bosteels.
The Board also unanimously approved promoting Kyle Cloutier to the position of Traffic Technician effective April 9 with a starting pay of $30.47.
Also during the meeting, the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved retaining the services of former Town Accountant Beth McKee, for up to three months beginning April 9 at the rate of $65 per hour without benefits.
