The Board of Selectmen was presented with a request from Town Administrator, Steve Malizia, to begin the recruiting efforts to pick its next IT Director, after being notified of the current director’s impending retirement.
“Attached please find a letter from IT Director, John Beike, notifying the Board of Selectmen of his intention to retire from the Town of Hudson effective Oct. 31, 2024,” Malizia wrote in a memo to the Board of Selectmen. “I am recommending that the Board authorize the posting of this position and that the Board engage the services of Municipal Resources Inc. (MRI) to conduct a recruitment for the position.”
Malizia explained that three years ago, when they hired Beike originally, they had hired MRI to help them find different candidates.
Since it’s a department head level position, and it’s an important position within the town, Malizia argued that it would make sense to use a recruiting service to try to help find viable candidates for the position.
Malizia noted that he isn’t sure how many candidates there would be out there, and said he wasn’t sure if any internal candidates may become available.
“I don’t know if there is a big pool of folks,” he told the Board of Selectmen.
Last time they searched for an IT Director, the sub committee ended up interviewing four candidates, two of which were viable and made it to an interview with the Board of Selectmen.
“I sat here and interviewed four people,” Malizia said.
Board of Selectmen Chair, Bob Guessferd, said he had no problem allocating the up to $1,500 requested for MRI’s services.
“From my perspective I don’t have a problem,” he said.
Selectman, Heidi Jakoby, asked what they would be getting in terms of services from MRI.
“What exactly are we getting for this,” she asked.
Malizia explained that they would be doing the advertising, a preliminary screening of candidates “but they will give you all the candidates,” he said.
He said more than likely they wouldn’t be eliminating any candidates from contention.
The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved allowing for the recruiting of the town’s next IT Director, and to hire MRI to help them with the search, for the amount of up to $1,500.
It was noted by Malizia that some of the advertising postings the Town may have to pay for directly.
