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Members Present: Chairman Steve MacCaffrie; Vice Chairman Roger Achille; Clerk
Bernie Dolan; Selectman Lou Amoruso and Selectman Michael McCue.
Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
September 9, 2004
Interviews for Veterans Agent
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The following candidates were interviewed this evening for the position of Veterans
Agent for the Town of Mansfield:
7:30 p.m. Robert Charles, 912 Bridgeview St., McKeesport, PA.
8:00 p.m. Damian Gaffney, 77 bay View Ave., Berkley, MA
8:30 p.m. John Hogan, 705 West St., Walpole, MA
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Each candidate was asked the following questions:
1) In your previous work experience, have you administered benefits to Veterans?
2) Explain your previous work experience and how it would help the job of working
with Mansfield veterans?
3) Are you familiar with the eligibility criteria for veterans?
4) What are the most pressing issues facing veterans today?
5) How would you structure program services, in particular, explain how you would
approach informing veterans of the programs that are available to them?
6) How would you go about fulfilling the charge of implementing policies and how
would you carry out these objectives?
7) How would you improve the participation of the Memorial Day and Veterans Day
programs?
8) How would you describe your management style and how would you fit in with
the Town Hall team?
9) What would you consider the most important aspect ofthe job?
10) What would you consider the most important accomplishment a Veterans' Agent
could achieve working in Mansfield?
11) Why should the Board of Selectmen hire you to be the next Veteran's Agent?
12) Could you name five management styles characteristics that would make an
effective Veteran's Agent?
13) In the next ten years, how do you see yourself in relationship to the position of
Veteran's Agent?
14) Could you summarize your skill sets and how they would assist the veterans in
their ability to access the services available to them?
15) Would an outreach program be set up in town for veterans?
Chairman MacCaffrie mentioned that there were eighteen solid candidates that were
veterans (a requirement of the position) and then reduced to four candidates to interview
and one of them, Mr. Walter Rudokas, had withdrawn.
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Motion: Selectman Dolan nominated John Hogan to be appointed as the new Veterans'
Agent for Mansfield. Selectman Amoruso seconded the nomination. All were in favor
and the nomination passed 5-0.
John D'Agostino was asked to invite Mr. John Hogan to the Board of Selectmen meeting
on September 13th, ifhe accepts the position, so as to be appointed formally and
introduce to the community.
Clerk
Date of Release
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