Henniker NH searching for a new town administrator

Henniker is once again searching for a town administrator after Tom Yennerell, who has been in the position since January 2013, accepted the town manager position in Springfield, Vt.
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Henniker searching for a new town administrator By SUSAN DOUCET Monitor staff Saturday, October 18, 2014 (Published in print: Saturday, October 18, 2014) Email Print Henniker is once again searching for a town administrator after Tom Yennerell, who has been in the position since January 2013, accepted the town manager position in Springfield, Vt. “I would have loved to have been there a couple of more years . . . but an opportunity comes up that would expand my career,” he said. “It’s a really good career opportunity for me. Springfield is twice the size of Henniker. The budget is twice as big. There’s a lot more pure management type of things that I’ll be involved with, just because those sort of things don’t exist in a smaller town.” Yennerell’s last day in Henniker will be Nov. 6; he starts in Springfield on Nov. 17. He said he was offered the position last week and gave his notice Oct. 8. The Vermont position comes with a raise for Yennerell, whose salary in Henniker is $75,920. His salary in Springfield will be $92,000. “He for sure will be missed, and we wish him well in his opportunity,” said Kris Blomback, chairman of the Henniker Board of Selectmen. A job posting for the Henniker town administrator position, first announced Oct. 10, lists the salary ranging from $55,000 to $85,000. Applications are due Nov. 14 to the Town Administrator Search Committee. With a week and a half gap between Yennerell’s last day and the application deadline, there will likely be a period when Henniker is without a town administrator. Blomback said under that scenario, the town would ask Russ Roy to step in as an interim town administrator, something Roy has done in the past. “We’re not going to skip a beat in the performance of the town,” Blomback said. Roy is currently listed on the town’s website as finance director and systems administrator. Yennerell said the board has not met since he announced his resignation. The next selectmen’s meeting is Tuesday. Assembling the search committee will be discussed at the meeting, Blomback said. Even after Yennerell’s official last day as town administrator, he said he has agreed to assist the town before a new administrator is chosen, an he’ll be available to help train the new hire. Blomback “asked if I would come back for a few days when somebody is hired . . . and I agreed to do that,” Yennerell said. A budget advisory committee meeting in Henniker is scheduled for Nov. 15, and Yennerell said he offered to work that day.