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Town of Brooklyn
Town Administrator
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A Public Administrator directs the work of a department or program in a municipality, state, province, or federal level.
$154,273 / year median in Connecticut
+3% projected growth
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Position Overview
Company Name
Town of Brooklyn
Job Title
Town Administrator
Description
Town of Brooklyn, Connecticut
First Town Administrator
The Town of Brooklyn, Connecticut invites experienced, practical, and community-minded municipal leaders to consider an exceptional opportunity to become Brooklyn's first Town Administrator. This is a rare chance for a capable professional to help shape a newly created leadership position, strengthen municipal operations, and make a visible difference in a town that is proud of its past and optimistic about its future. Located in the heart of Windham County in northeastern Connecticut, Brooklyn offers the best of New England local government.
Brooklyn is a distinctive community with a strong sense of place. Its historic town center, old courthouse now used for Town offices, scenic roads, monuments, public spaces, and long-standing agricultural traditions. The town is also home to parks, trails, recreational programming, the Quinebaug River, the Brooklyn Fair, local farms, civic organizations, and active boards and commissions. Brooklyn residents participate local decisions through the Town Meeting form of government, a three-member Board of Selectmen, and an elected Board of Finance.
The new Town Administrator will serve as Chief Operating Officer under the direction of the First Selectman, who remains the Town's Chief Executive Officer. This position has been created to provide professional management capacity, improve coordination across departments, support elected officials, and help implement a long-term vision for Brooklyn while preserving the rural, small-town character residents value. The Administrator will oversee day-to-day operations; supervise and coordinate departments; support budget preparation, capital planning, purchasing, grants, risk management, human resources, labor relations, facilities, technology coordination, communications, and special projects; and help ensure that municipal services are delivered efficiently, responsibly, and transparently. This is a meaningful leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys both strategy and hands-on management.
Priorities include strengthening administrative and human resources systems, coordinating budget and capital planning, supporting infrastructure improvements, improving interdepartmental communication, pursuing grants and alternative revenue opportunities, modernizing technology, assisting with economic and commercial development, and balancing growth with Brooklyn's rural identity.
Ideal candidates will bring increasingly responsible experience in municipal or public-sector administration, budgeting, supervision, project management, personnel administration, grant writing, labor relations, public communications, and policy implementation.