Looks like Candidate #31 may be the next Town Manager of Norwich, subject to background checks and contract negotiations. By unanimous vote at its meeting on December 10, the Selectboard agreed “to go forward with the candidacy of Candidate #31, subject to a full background check.” The Selectboard has not publicly disclosed the identity of #31.
The Vermont League of Cities and Towns will conduct the background check. That investigation is the first half of the sixth and final step of the recruitment plan adopted by the Selectboard in late September. The final part of step 6 is employment agreement negotiations. Selectboard Chair Roger Arnold said in an email that “After the first half of step 6 is completed the Board may pursue the second half. We are mindful of the timeline in the recruitment plan that identifies February as the start date of the next town manager.”