Politics & Government

Health Director Interviews Tonight

The Board of Health is scheduled to interview a handful of preferred candidates at a meeting this evening.

The town's is nearing an end.

The Board of Health is scheduled to sit down with by the Health Director Search Committee tonight at the Mary Alley Municipal Building on Widger Road.

The town's current Director of Public Health, Wayne Attridge, plans to retire Jan. 3, after 34 years as a town employee, 27 as the head of the health department.

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The meeting, scheduled to begin at 5:45 p.m., will be the first time town officials will sit down with candidates outside of executive session. Marblehead Patch will post a full description of each candidate interviewed tonight on our site tomorrow morning.

According to the job posting, the search committee was looking for a "strong leader and administrator to direct the Solid Waste Transfer Station and all public health activities across the community."

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The new director will manage a staff of six full-time employees, including the public health nurse and sanitarian, heavy equipment operators and solid waste staff. The salary range is posted as being between $64,312 and $75,017.


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