Next Meeting is Tuesday, May 12th at 8am to finalize the City Clerk and Assistant City Clerk job descriptions.
Recruitment to Replace Outgoing Gardner City Clerk Underway
The Gardner City Clerk Recruitment Committee met on May 7, 2026. Listen to the meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY.
On May 7, 2026, the Gardner Special Search Committee for the City Clerk convened to initiate the recruitment process for a new City Clerk and Assistant City Clerk. The urgency of this committee is driven by the upcoming departure of the current Clerk, Titi Siriphan, effective July 2, 2026.
The primary objective of this meeting was the detailed review and modernization of job descriptions originally established in 2015. Key takeaways include a move toward more flexible supervisory language, the formalization of the Clerk’s role as the Records Access Officer (RAO), and the inclusion of legislative expertise—specifically Robert’s Rules of Order and state statutes—as a core competency. The committee emphasized the need for consistency between the Clerk and Assistant Clerk roles regarding educational requirements and professional certifications, such as Notary Public status and Massachusetts Municipal Clerk certification.