Lakeville Finance Director has contract extension through 2030
Lakeville Finance Director/Town Accountant Michael Ellis thanks the select board for their support. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles
Lakeville Finance Director/Town Accountant Michael Ellis thanks the select board for their support. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles
LAKEVILLE — Lakeville’s Finance Director/Town Accountant Michael Ellis is staying in town through the start of the next decade.
Select Board members have approved a new contract for Ellis that would begin July 1, 2027 and run through June 30, 2030. His current contract ends June 30, 2027.
Town Administrator Andrew Sukeforth spoke highly of Ellis at the Nov. 10 Select Board meeting. Ellis has been sought after by other communities, Sukeforth said, which made securing him to a longer-term commitment especially important.
Ellis, he said, has “uncovered some revenue we hadn’t tapped into’’ before.
In challenging financial times, Sukeforth said, Ellis has been able to be creative and “think outside the box.’’
He will receive $123,000 per year, with four weeks of vacation and an annual cost of living adjustment equal to what other non-union employees receive.
Ellis lives in Lakeville and Sukeforth said those community ties make him especially valuable.
Ellis thanked the board for the confidence shown in him.
