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Saturday, July 19, 2008 --- 40 days ago http://www.wickedlocal.com/medway/news/x2043512592/Questions-raised-about-Financ
| Some town officials are very irritated the newly recreated Finance Committee is missing Joy Smith Dahl, the only previous member to apply for reappointment and not be named. The new town charter required the committee be reassembled from scratch and pared from 12 to nine seats. Eight of the members are from the committee's previous term, with one new appointee. All three officials who handled the appointments said there was nothing personal about the decision and they chose the nine best candidates from what was a highly qualified pool. But others said Smith Dahl was passed over for voicing dissenting opinions, including recently about the size of proposed raises for Town Administrator Suzanne K. Kennedy and other top town staff. "If the Finance Committee is to remain a viable voice for the people and do viable vetting of the financial interests of the town, it needs to represent different viewpoints," said Planning Board Chairman Andy Rodenhiser. "That needs to exist without the fear of reprisal." "What is the message we're sending to the rest of the Finance Committee? If you don't behave well in public, your service will be hung around your neck," added Rodenhiser, whose company employs Smith Dahl. Town Moderator Mark Cerel, Finance Committee Chairman Robert Kenney, who is stepping down, and selectmen Chairman Glenn Trindade held a public selection process after interviewing the candidates. The charter says the people who fill ... |
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