Public interviews are scheduled Monday for the three finalists vying to be the next city clerk in Springfield, Massachusetts.
A City Council committee received 75 applications for the job and after deliberating in private announced the names of three finalists.
City Councilor Orlando Ramos, who chaired the three-member ad hoc City Clerk Selection Committee, said all councilors have been invited to participate in questioning the finalists at a meeting in City Hall scheduled for 5 p.m.
"We interviewed some very qualified people and I think my colleagues will be impressed by the individuals we recommended," said Ramos.
The finalists for the clerk’s job are Tasheena Davis, an associate city solicitor with the city of Springfield’s Law Department, Johnathan Elliott, a retired lawyer, and attorney Nancy Ramos. (She is not related to Councilor Ramos.)
The City Council has scheduled a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday to potentially vote to appoint a city clerk.
Current City Clerk Anthony Wilson has been hired as city clerk in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He said his last work day in Springfield City Hall will be July 31st.
The city clerk is responsible for managing an office that keeps vital public records including birth and death certificates, marriage licenses, local ordinances, business permits, and records of municipal financial transactions. In the office’s files are papers dating back to the founding of the city of Springfield.
