DIXFIELD – Selectmen have delayed until Oct. 24 a decision on whether to continue sharing a town manager with neighboring Mexico.
John Madigan, who works as town manager for both towns, said Tuesday that selectmen wanted all five board members present before discussing the arrangement. Chairman Tony Carter was absent from Monday’s board meeting, which lasted more than three hours.
Once the Dixfield board decides whether to continue with the arrangement, both Dixfield and Mexico selectmen will hold a joint meeting to discuss the matter, said Madigan.
The two towns began sharing Madigan in July, soon after former Dixfield Town Manager Nanci Allard left the position. Both towns agreed to give the arrangement until October before deciding whether to continue.
As agreed by both towns, Madigan works in the Dixfield town office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons, and all day on Monday. In Mexico, he works Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, and all day on Thursday.
In other matters from Monday’s board meeting, Madigan said selectmen agreed to spend up to $3,000 for a wage and salary survey of area municipal employees. He said a consultant will research wages paid for similar municipal services in area towns to learn whether Dixfield’s 23 full- and part-time employees are being fairly compensated.
The survey is expected to be completed in time for officials to begin development of the 2005-06 municipal budget, which is usually sometime in February or March.
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