The Town of Sheridan hired town commissioner Curtis Green to serve as their public service director at their Sept. 8 meeting. On Sept. 16 Green delivered his resignation as a town council member to the mayor in order to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest. 

Green brings 12 years of experience to the position and holds all three of the required certifications for the position according to mayor Bob Stump. 

“It was made very obvious to me that when we had our water main break that we had a very seasoned operator available to get the ball rolling to get that fixed and that was Curtis,” said Stump in a statement to The Madisonian. 

The commissioners had previously received legal advice to not hire Green citing a conflict of interest to hiring a councilperson to an employee role. The new legal counsel to the town, Ed Guza, who is also utilized by Ennis and Whitehall, did not see the conflict as being as substantial, according to Stump and councilperson Jan Bowey. Regardless of the legal opinion, Green chose to resign from the council to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. 

The town will begin to advertise for a replacement for the council and are hopeful to select a new council member at their October meeting. 

The decision resulted in the resignation of public works employee Wyatt Macy, who took the position in February and believed he was working towards the director role during his time with the town according to a Facebook post he made announcing his resignation. Macy did not respond to a message requesting a follow up interview. 

Sheridan town council meetings take place on the second Monday of each month at the Sheridan Senior Center. More information can be found at townofsheridanmt.org/mayor-and-council