Former Iowa City City Manager Michael Lombardo is one of three finalists for position of the first town manager for Hamilton, Mass., according to the Salem News.

Search-committee members said Lombardo’s tenure in Iowa City wouldn’t be a “black mark” against him, according to the publication.

Lombardo received a notification of termination from the Iowa City City Council on April 17, just short of his one-year anniversary.

City councilors never explained their decision, saying it was a personnel issue.

— by Kathryn Stinson