The Town of Hudson will soon be looking to fill yet another critical position within Town Hall, after current Finance Director, Lisa Labrie, tendered her letter of resignation.
“Attached please find a letter from Finance Director Lisa Labrie notifying the Board of Selectmen of her intention to retire from the Town of Hudson effective Nov. 8, 2024,” Acting Town Administrator, Steve Malizia, wrote in a memo for the Oct. 22 Board of Selectmen meeting.
Labrie, in her resignation letter that was made available in the Oct. 22 Board of Selectmen meeting agenda packet, explained that she has worked for the town for over two decades.
“This past Monday, Oct. 14, marked my 21st anniversary working for the Town of Hudson,” Labrie wrote in her letter of resignation. “I have worked with many managers and employees that I have a great respect for and have made a great deal of friends throughout the years. I appreciate the opportunity to work here and feel that I have given it my all.”
Labrie noted that she expected working for the town would be her job until retirement, but things have changed.
“This decision was not an easy one as I always anticipated that I would work here until full retirement age,” Labrie wrote in the letter. “The Municipal environment is not what it used to be and I know it’s time.”
She added: “I intend to retire from the Town effective Dec. 1, 2024 and am giving a 3 week notice beginning today. My last day of employment with the Town will be Nov. 8, 2024. I intend to take a desperately needed vacation the week of Nov. 4 to Nov. 8.”
In addition to the Finance Director position, the town is still in the process of looking to hire a permanent Town Administrator, with Malizia now retired, and working as the Acting Town Administrator on a per diem basis.
The town is also searching for a Town Planner, and is in the process of looking to hire a new IT Director as well.
The next Hudson Board of Selectmen meeting is slated to take place on Nov. 12 beginning at 7 p.m.
