Approximately 15 candidates applied for Marblehead’s town administrator position, according to Select Board member and Screening Committee Chair Erin Noonan.
In addition to Noonan, the Screening Committee includes Police Chief Dennis King, Finance Committee Chair Molly Teets, Select Board member Jim Zisson and former Select Board member Jim Nye.
Noonan told the Current that following interviews on Oct. 16, 19, 20, “we will make the decision on which (candidates) to move forward as finalists before the full Select Board.”
The names of applicants are being kept confidential for now. Finalists’ names will be released, and their interviews before the Select Board will be held in public.
The town is offering a starting salary of $200,000 to $215,000, depending on qualifications, according to the official recruitment posting prepared by UMass Boston’s Collins Center for Public Management.
Town Administrator Thatcher Kezer announced last month that he plans to step down Dec. 31, 2026, about 18 months earlier than expected. He started working in Marblehead in June 2022.
Marblehead has had four town administrators since creating the position in 1994.
