Wow!

the new library director is a TWOFER! direct the library and provide inhouse legal services for the BoS.

Who made the choice? the BoS seemed to be reading his resume for the first time, esp Cronie & Jane.

the whole selection proces both here & others seems "odd", doncha think?

Folks,

Just scraping my jaw off the floor here because I am amazed at the quality of this library director candidate.  A lawyer, librarian, education at Columbia...I guess once every three or four years the selectmen make a good decision.

(Though as others pointed out, it did look like they were reading his resume for the first time tonight, maybe had they looked more, they wouldn't have hired someone with these qualifications).

I wish the new library director good luck and based on this interview, he appears to be someone that will reach out to all citizens. 

Someone this qualified, and given this selectmen's track record of ousting qualified people, I'd say the new director should keep his resume handy because the second he disagrees with the selectmen, they'll send him packing.

But for now, I think this looks like a good choice.

Seriously, Bobo, you hit the hair dye so hard you look like you're wearing a left over Count Dracula wig from Halloween.

Holy shit, they can't agree on a TA candidate...

Ham
More Exec sessions
exec session at 6:30, continued until after the open meeting

Down to two?  in public sessions?

Once again, totally out of sync with the open meeting law.

No vote in an open meeting, contrast with Plymouth & others.

Gotta go, pizza is here.....

Don't get me wrong.  I do have big problems with how they picked the new library director.  They never invited any of the library supporters, Friends of the Library, library staff, volunteers, anyone involved with the library to sit on the search committee.  They went to Plymouth for a librarian to sit on the search committee and gave the cold shoulder to Wareham's library community.

I think it was a violation of open meeting law to make the hiring decision in private.  It should have been made in public, and I think it would have been good to hear who and what backgrounds the other candidates had so the public would be fully informed. 

It was a poor showing by this board of selectmen that they openly admit not even seeing his resume until tonight, that they really aren't doing their homework or putting much work into their jobs.  In other words, they don't really care.  (And I do think the fact that they paid little attention actually resulted in someone qualified being hired.  Otherwise, they usually try their best to hire the least qualified person because that is usually someone they can control).

Brucey and Brenda were both sure to work in their digs at the library. 

Brenda gave me a good laugh when she hit the former trustees for not applying.  COME ON!  Are you kidding me?  Like this board of selectmen would appoint the former trustees to be trustees again?

As for the candidate, he seems intelligent, well spoken, and qualified.  But hey, if you think of the mathematic odds of it, the selectmen have made 10 million horrible, godawful decisions, so odds are eventually they'd make one good one.

Just remember John McAulliffe.  The second the new director crosses them (and I mean even in the slightest way), they'll toss him out the door like there's no tommorrow. 

I just hope that he will be strong enough that he will resist the great pressure they will no doubt put on him to destroy the library.  And there's no doubt in my mind that the BOS will be pressuring him to do that.

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And Bobo, Jesus I still can't get over your freaky folicles.  Bobo, what you need is "Just for Men: A Touch of Gray."  Have you seen the commercials for that?  You don't want the one extreme of looking like you have the hair of a 100 year old, but you don't want the other extreme of having unnatural jet-black Frankie Avalon helmet hair either.  You need a happy medium Bobo.  You can't go from snow gray to jet black overnight.  You need believable hair Bobo.

Poor Bobo, he can't do anything right.

They're probably giving them (land "conservationist's") grief because the "ugly people with black hearts" supported "their Article" at TM.
They're consistent.

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Blah blah blah, cut to the chase, a relative of one of the former library trustees would be moving into the house and you bastards have no problem extending your never-ending vendettas even to relatives of people you hate because they disagreed with you.

Town meeting voted for it.  Cut the bullshit.

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another example proving they do not respect the voters wishes..

did you catch janes bit about the westfield deed??

I know..Brucey said he'll never forget the comments about Brandy Hill..EVERYONE let her know it was out of line at TM, and she acknowledged that.

What I won't ever forget is Brockton Brenda's attempt to sneak "dissolve" through...and I believe they were all "in on it" (imo)..then her behaviour afterward..her recent bouts of "emotional outbursts"...Man, just resign..She won't, if for no other reason, to spite "us"..whatever, sooner or later she's gone.

..and our Sweet Brucey's recent "acts" (and his "acts" in general)
..to coin the phrase  "April can't come fast enough"

Bill can a countdown timer be added easily?

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A couple of observations--Bruce gave the land trust people a really hard time. The land was donated for PRESERVATION not so the town's people can have full access. These people DONATED 9 acres and will allow the public access to it four times a year. That is very generous and means we will have a new pocket of open and preserved space and will encourage others around it to donate land as well. What doesn't he get?

But Sour Brucie voted against it because it is not open to the public.  WHEN WILL SWIFT'S BEACH BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?  That land was paid for dearly and is intended for the use of the public. It has been locked up tight ever since we got it. Talk about being a hypocrite. As long as the view of the beach from his pizza shack/domicile is unobstructed.

And I totally agree with those of you who have already commented on Bruce and Brenda being hypocrites for criticizing Nan Miller for her Brandy Hill comments when calling the people at town meeting who had the audacity to vote against their articles assholes and ugly people with black hearts. Of course, Brenda voted against reappointing Nan to that position and now she has an excuse to toss her out.

I posted on the other thread, but let me add it here--the nasty comments about the library was uncalled for. Talk about trying to bias this new director before he even starts the job. This is why the town will never heal with these jokers sitting behind that hideous blue rag in front of the selectmen's seats.  That's what they call civility?

If they wanted to make their situation worse, they accomplished that. No apologies and more nonsense about Westfield. To chastise anyone who spoke at town meeting and question their character when Brenda went off on citizens after the meeting, Bruce called anyone who voted against Westfield "ugly and black hearted" is just wrong. Is there any wonder their approval rating has fallen past zero?