WENDELL — The town has advertised its available facilities manager position as officials ponder how to best fill the job.

The Selectboard’s newest member, Adam Feltman, had been approached about assuming the facilities manager role that was previously held by Phil Delorey and he reached out to the State Ethics Commission to determine if he could accept it.

“Because this position is created by, appointed by and supervised by the Selectboard, it would be a direct conflict of interest,” Feltman reported at last week’s Selectboard meeting.

He said the three solutions he interpreted are to resign from the Selectboard and apply for the facilities manager position after 30 days, request permission to take on the facilities manager role at a Town Meeting or “roll the responsibilities into the Selectboard.”

According to the job posting, the facilities manager’s responsibilities include evaluating town buildings for needed repairs, following procurement protocol, advising the Selectboard and Finance Committee about costs associated with repairs, and coordinating with departments to ensure that vendor bills are submitted and paid promptly. The person in the role should have knowledge of building construction and maintenance, materials and procedures, and procurement laws. The pay is $1,440 per year, for approximately six hours of work per month.

“It’s not intended to be a huge time commitment for anybody,” Treasurer Carolyn Manley said at last week’s Selectboard meeting.

Feltman attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and earlier this year started working as the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District’s facilities manager following 14 years at the Amherst Public Works Department.

Still, he and Manley agreed it would be best to post the available position and see who applies. Anyone who is interested should contact Town Coordinator Kelly Tyler at 978-544-3395, ext. 100, or coordinator@wendellmass.us.

Reach Domenic Poli at: dpoli@recorder.com or 413-930-4120.