A selection committee tasked with searching for the next person to take the helm of Swansea’s daily operational affairs by July 1 has narrowed the choice down to three finalists up for the job. Now, the town invites residents to provide feedback on the candidates.

On Thursday, the May 7 Board of Selectman’s meeting kicked off on Zoom where the public was able to listen as Bernard Lynch, the principal and founder of Community Paradigm Associates — a consulting nonprofit — spoke about the search for the right candidate, indicated the timeline for the selection process, and gave an overview of who the three finalists were.

One internal candidate, Town Planner Christopher Parayno, was named as a finalist. The two other candidates mostly unanimously hand-picked by the selection committee are already serving as town administrators for other Massachusetts municipalities: Hopedale’s Mitchell Ruscitti and Harwich’s Joseph Powers.

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