WEST NEWBURY – A five-member Town Governance Committee has been formed to recruit and select the next Newbury town manager as long-time manager Angus Jennings leaves to become the business manager for the Whittier Vocational Technical High School.
Jennings was also one of three candidates competing for the Ipswich Town Manager position, but withdrew to take the Whittier position.
The committee, appointed by the Select Board, is made up of Wendy Reed, Select Board Representative; Ann Bardeen, planning board chair; Jennifer Walsh, resident employee; Gary Roberts, member of the prior Town Manger search committee and Tom Ellis, at-large member.
The Town Governance Committee will also oversee the completion by a consultant of an organizational assessment of town government. The consultant will present the Final Organizational Assessment Report to the Select Board and Town Manager.
The committee began work in mid-April. It will submit at least three pre-qualified candidates for the town manager position. ♦
