WILLIAMSBURG — Nicholas Caccamo, a Pittsfield city councilor, has come to an agreement with the Select Board to become the next town administrator.
Caccamo was offered the job by the Select Board over finalists Brenda Lessard, Williamsburg’s town clerk, and Carl McKinney, the former town administrator of Clarksburg.
“I’m extremely excited for this opportunity,” Caccamo said. “I hope I can just serve the residents well.”
Negotiations between Caccamo and the town have been completed, although his contract has not yet been signed.
“We’re very excited,” Select Board Chairman William Sayre said. “We think he’s a great fit for the town.”
The Select Board is meeting May 13 with plans to sign the contract.
Caccamo, 35, grew up in Pittsfield and got his bachelor’s degree from Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. He has represented Pittsfield’s Ward 3 since 2014 and intends to finish out his term, although he’s not running for re-election this year.
Caccamo is completing a dual master’s in public policy and regional planning at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and will be starting the town administrator job shortly after he completes his work on it. The plan is to start May 17, he said.
Prior to starting his master’s program, Caccamo worked in public education in Berkshire County.
Despite being a veteran government official, this will be Caccamo’s first time engaging with a Town Meeting form of government.
“I’m really interested,” he said. “It’s a really pure form of representational government.”
Caccamo said that he’s interested in learning the culture of Williamsburg, and in learning from people who have worked with the town for a long time to build his understanding of it.
“I’m not going to come in and pretend to know everything about the community,” he said.
Caccamo is replacing Town Administrator Charlene Nardi, who has served in the position since 2011 and will be leaving to become Northampton’s finance director. Nardi’s last day is May 20 and as such, Caccamo and Nardi’s tenure will have some overlap.
“We really wanted that to happen,” said Sayre. “I think that overlap of four days will be very important, both for the town and Nick’s success.”
Bera Dunau can be reached at bdunau@gazettenet.com.