GREENFIELD — City Council will be looking to replace the city clerk in the coming weeks, current City Clerk Deborah Tuttle’s retirement in July looms.
Members of the council have started interviews for the position, after four initial people were chosen from a pool of 15 applicants, according to City Council President Karen “Rudy” Renaud. The interviewees were not named by the city officials.
Renaud said that the four chosen are being interviewed by her, Council Vice President Penny Ricketts and Council Treasurer Wanda Pyfrom over the next week. Human Resources Director Diana Letourneau is also assisting in the process.
Renaud said that the applicants will each be interviewed once and a recommendation will then be made to the full City Council. More people may be chosen for interviews, Letourneau said. Renaud hopes that the recommendation will happen before the council’s May 16 meeting.
Once the recommendation is given to the full council, they are expected to vote on the candidate. A simple majority vote is needed for the appointment, Renaud said.
Renaud said that once the new town clerk is chosen, he or she is expected to train with Tuttle until her retirement.
According to Renaud, the person for the position is appointed through City Council, but is hired and paid through the city itself. City Council also has the authority to reprimand or fire the town clerk, according to Letourneau.
The position’s duties include records and license management, overseeing elections and providing legislative and clerical assistance to boards and commissions in the city.
Letourneau said the salary range for the position is $61,419 to $71,475 a year.
Tuttle is expected to retire July 9, after being employed with the city for 28 years, including just over four years as city clerk.
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