Similar to what I proposed and was adopted at the last meeting, I now move to name the committee of residents who will offer its list of recommendations to the Council for any new Town Attorney the Attorney Selection Advisory Committee (ASAC).

Additionally, I propose establishing a process for the ASAC that will set deadlines and offer more guidance to the Committee. The process will be as follows:

• Once the Council has appointed members to the Committee and set its criteria for the attorney candidate search, a head hunter will be hired to locate 15 potential candidates for the Committee's review;
• The Committee must evaluate the 15 candidates and render a list of 7 candidates (its top 5 recommendations and two alternate recommendations) to the Council;
• The Council must then make its selection; and
• The entire process after the head hunter has produced its list of 15 candidates shall not exceed four months with the committee completing its work no later than the third month.
  
  

As explained at the prior meeting, this process establishes a road map for future members of this Committee that the Council can modify at any time. It is no more cumbersome on future councils than the decision to move their meeting dates and provides a template for them to follow to avoid unnecessary confusion and a needlessly drawn out search process. Therefore, I ask my colleagues to approve the proposed name to avoid confusion and also support establishing a clear time frame for selecting the manager to prevent a drawn out process that leads to candidates withdrawing and uncertainty.

Fiscal Impact: Approximately $20,000