The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 last night to fire Town Administrator Fred Turkington. He was fired without cause, requiring the Town to continue to pay him 12 months of salary. The motion was made by Tony Boschetto who said the Town needs a “new direction”. There was no discussion of what that “new direction” might be.
Wayland Patch 8/27/13: Wayland Selectmen Fire Town Administrator. The Wayland Board of Selectmen fired Town Administrator Fred Turkington during a Monday night meeting, according to Selectman Joseph Nolan. Turkington, who had served as town administrator for the past eight years, was fired with a 3-1 vote.
Wayland Patch 8/27/13: More Details on Firing of Wayland Town Administrator. More details have emerged in the firing of Town Administrator Fred Turkington with at least one selectman alleging the firing was “preplanned.” The Board of Selectmen, in a 3-1 vote on Monday night, voted to fire Turkington, an 8-year town administrator in Wayland, without cause.
Wayland Town Crier 8/27/13: Wayland town administrator fired. Wayland Town Administrator Frederic Turkington was fired “without cause” on Monday night by the community’s Board of Selectmen. The termination is effective immediately. The vote was 3-1, with Selectmen Tony Boschetto, Ed Collins, and Doug Leard in favor and Joe Nolan opposed. Their colleague Steve Correia left before the vote was taken saying he wanted no part in the matter.
Wayland Town Crier 8/28/13: Wayland board fires Turkington, a move that costs $152K. Town Administrator Frederic Turkington was fired “without cause” on Monday by the Board of Selectmen, in a vote taken after one selectmen declared, “This is bull,” and stormed out of the room. The termination was effective immediately. The item “Review town administrator employment agreement and job description” was listed innocuously on the selectmen’s agenda for the meeting.
