Town accountant resigns

Team Cohasset is losing its financial quarterback.

Town accountant and finance director John Stanbrook resigned from his post in Cohasset on October 5 after nine months on the job. He will return to his previous position as town accountant in Mansfield on Oct. 31; his last day in Cohasset is Oct. 28.

Town manager Mike Coughlin announced Stanbrook?s departure during the Wednesday, Oct. 5 capital budget meeting; he had received Stanbrook?s resignation letter earlier that day. Since Coughlin started as Cohasset?s new town manager on August 1, he has continually referred to Stanbrook as ?Team Cohasset?s quarterback,? since so much responsibility was heaped onto the one position to reconcile Cohasset?s financial issues.

?He?s a great professional, and he has contributed a lot to the town,? Coughlin said on Friday. ?An indicator for a man is not only how he performs his job, but how he provides for his family.?

Stanbrook, who lives in Halifax, said the reason he is returning to his former post is for family reasons: Mansfield is closer to home, and working in Cohasset was a ?difficult time commitment,? Stanbrook said.

?The person who holds this job needs to put the time in to do it properly,? said Stanbrook. ?I?m passing the baton off to someone who can put in the time needed to right the ship.

?It was a good opportunity for me,? he added, ?but my personal situation has changed.?

For full story, see the Oct. 14 issue of the Cohasset Mariner.

Source: http://www.wickedlocal.com/cohasset/news/x1611318505/Town-accountant-resigns

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