Town Manager Search
The Town of Wayland will soon begin the search process for selecting the next Town Manager. As part of this process, Wayland will be hosting a community forum to give residents the opportunity to provide input that will be used to develop a recruitment profile for the Town.
Wayland has contracted with GovHR USA to assist in the search process. Further updates will be made on this page as more information becomes available.
Community Forum:
Date: Wednesday, September 7th
Time: 7:00pm
Link: Click here to Join Meeting
Meeting ID: 957 2172 5414
Passcode: 346818
Community Survey:
In addition to the forum, a community survey is available to gather input and feedback regarding the key qualities, strengths and characteristics desired in a Town Manager. Please click the link below to complete the survey:
Click here to complete the survey
Timeline for Town Manager Search:
**Estimated Timeline**
| August 15 and August 29 | Consultant discusses proposed timeline, and recruitment process with Select Board. |
| August 15 - September 16 | Consultant works with Town to gather information to develop the recruitment profile and professional announcement. Community Forum date – September 7. |
| Week of September 19 | Consultant sends professional advertisement, position profile, and ad sources to Town for review and approval. |
| Week of September 26 | GovHR develops position brochure. |
| Week of September 26 | Consultant places ads for position and starts recruiting candidates. |
| October 28 | Deadline for resumes. |
| October 28 to November 23 | Consultant reviews resumes, interviews candidates via Zoom, conducts background reviews, due diligence, etc. Consultant narrows field to 8-10 candidates for further consideration. |
| Week of December 5 | Consultant submits Recruitment Report to Town. |
| By December 16 | Consultant meets with the Screening Committee, to review candidates and select candidates for the interview process. |
| Late December or January | Town conducts interview process. |
| February or March 2023 | New Town Manager commences employment. |
For questions and comments regarding the Town Manager search please email wayland@govhrusa.com
Town Manager Screening Committee Charge:
To: Wayland Town Manager Screening Committee
From: John Bugbee, Asst. Town Manager
Date: October 11th , 2022
RE: Town Manager Screening Committee Charge
At their regularly scheduled Select Board meeting on October 3rd , 2022, the Wayland Select Board unanimously approved the following charge for the newly appointed Town Manager Screening Committee:
The Select Board created the Town Manager Screening Committee at its September 19, 2022 to assist in selecting the inaugural Town Manager. The charge was confirmed at the October 3, 2022 meeting.
The Screening Committee will work with the search consultant GovHR USA to review, interview, and select 2-5 of the most qualified candidates (unranked) to serve Wayland. The Select Board will interview the selected candidates.
The Screening Committee will use the Select Board/Town Manager Act, the position profile, and the community profile to guide its work and selection of final candidates. The Committee is bound by the Open Meeting Law and will be disbanded by the Select Board when its work is complete.
The Select Board chose seven residents to serve on the Screening Committee:
Lea Anderson
Ann Gordon
Candace Hetzner
Bill Huss
Tom Klem
Jennifer Steele
Steve Wynne
*Assistant Town Manager John Bugbee will assist the Screening Committee.