Clinton Select Board Interviews Two Town Administrator Finalists After 21-Application Search

Select Board · Meeting of March 31, 2026

Clinton Select Board interviews two finalists for open town administrator post. The board conducted back-to-back finalist interviews Tuesday evening following a 21-application search process chaired by School Superintendent Dr. Stephen Meyer, whose 10-member screening committee, two nominees from each of the five board members, advanced four candidates to preliminary interviews before recommending three, two of whom accepted. The first finalist, Karen Clark, current town manager of Millbury (population approximately 14,000), described building that town's FY2027 budget without a CFO, negotiating a health insurance increase from a projected 20 percent down to 4.9 percent, and completing every union contract without outside legal counsel.

The second finalist, Alex McGee, currently deputy town manager for administration and finance in Andover, cited more than 13 years in Massachusetts municipal finance, MSBA school construction project management experience in Lowell and Arlington, and tax increment financing work he called directly applicable to the challenge of redeveloping the Jabil manufacturing facility. The board was scheduled to continue deliberations at its April 1 meeting; no vote was taken Tuesday.

In the full story:

• Interview: Karen Clark, Town Manager, Millbury
• Interview: Alex McGee, Deputy Town Manager, Andover
• Post-Interview Procedural Matters
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,697 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of March 31, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.