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Wellfleet’s new town administrator, Paul Sieloff, will begin work in early January. |
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Albany attorney readies to take over as Wellfleet's TA
Banner Daily Update Tues. Jan. 1
By Elspeth Pierson
Banner Correspondent
WELLFLEET — Pending review by town counsel and a satisfactory understanding of the contract start date, the new town administrator is set to be on the job by Jan. 7.
Selectmen signed a contract with Paul Sieloff on Saturday, Dec. 22. The agreement calls for an indefinite term, with Sieloff agreeing to stay at the post as the exclusive employee of the town until at least December 2008. Selectmen plan to review his employment at both the six and nine month marks, with a possibility for a three-year contract if both the town and Sieloff are happy with the appointment.
Sieloff, who is from Albany, N.Y., is being offered $10,000 to cover moving expenses if the agreement lasts beyond the first year. He says he plans to rent initially, but hopes once he is comfortable with the position to buy a house within walking distance of Town Hall.
Sieloff’s New York ties have been a source of concern for selectmen. Sieloff is currently working as a lawyer in Albany, where his wife is also employed. Sieloff says he hopes to have his family moved within several months. His contract specifies that he is initially only expected to work in Wellfleet three days a week and to telecommute one day for a total of four working days and a salary of $76,800. An end date for this arrangement is not specified.
Once Sieloff begins working in Wellfleet four days a week, his salary will be adjusted to $96,000. If he and the board agree to increase the schedule to a full work week, further compensation will be negotiated. Both Sieloff and the selectmen say he is aware that his is a full-time job and he is expected to be available via phone every day for consultation or emergency contact.
“I don’t think [the commute] will have a major impact on my job,” said Sieloff in a phone interview Friday. “Frankly with every job there is somewhat of a learning curve to find out about the town and the issues facing it.” Sieloff added that he was employed as a town official in a town of 4,000 previously and thinks he will feel very comfortable working in Wellfleet, though he noted that he has never lived in a place where the population changes so drastically during the summer.
For more on this story see this week’s Banner.
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Dec 27th, 2007