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Century Creates Town Administrator Position
April 10, 2025
The Town of Century has officially created the position of town administrator in a move aimed at improving local government operations, financial management, and daily oversight of municipal functions.
The new position, established by a recently passed ordinance, designates the town administrator as the operating officer of the town, serving under and reporting directly to the mayor. The administrator will assist in managing the day-to-day operations, budgeting, personnel, and implementation of town policies.
According to the ordinance, the town administrator may be hired as a direct employee, as an independent contractor, or through a contracted firm with expertise in municipal management. Regardless of the arrangement, the individual or firm selected will require final approval by the town council.
Qualifications for individual candidates include a bachelor’s degree in public administration, business, or a related field (with a master’s degree preferred), at least five years of experience in municipal administration, and strong leadership and decision-making skills.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Assisting the mayor with daily operations and business functions. Ensuring that town projects, services and operations are executed in accordance with the mayor’s directives and town council policies.
- Serve as financial services director responsible for budget preparation, financial planning, and fiscal accountability.
- Helping with hiring, firring supervising, and evaluating town employees. Conduct a periodic review of jobs descriptions, qualifications, and performance evaluations.
- Oversee the procurement process and approve vendor contracts.
- Advise the mayor and town council on policies and assist with informed decisions making.
The mayor will conduct an annual performance review of the town administrator. The position may be terminated by the mayor with the approval of the town council through a majority vote. There is no provision in the ordinance for the council to directly remove the administrator unless the mayor initiates the removal.
The town council has voted to extend the current contract with interim town manager Howard Brown and his Local Government Consulting Group until a town administrator is hired.
As of Wednesday night, the position advertisement had not been posted by the town.
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8 Responses to “Century Creates Town Administrator Position”
Why spend money for this position? I think Ben Boutwell is qualified enough to do this job without having someone else do this. To me this is nonsense. If you going to sit in a position like this you should have enough brains to do the job without outside help.
Another layer of incompetence?
We are told the town is broke; how can they afford this?
Why have a mayor?
The citizens should demand the town be disbanded and vote accordingly. The town is failed. No reason to keep throwing money down a hole expecting something different to grow.
Everyone reading this is extremely qualified to get run out of town in three months.
Why even post this? Put up signs on telephone poles like you’re having a yard sale. Seeking incompetent individual to join our team. Not only do we not have any qualifications, we prefer that you don’t know anything about the job you’re hired to do. You know, just so you’ll fit in with everyone else around here.
Oh please stop. This is getting monotonous. It’s like a bad cartoon.
Any new hire must be able to fit into the clown car. The circus at the TOC continues…
Scape goat in the making!
Thinking is not required !