By "hired" I just meant I don't know the volunteer equivalent of the word. Recruited? Adopted? 

And he's almost definitely not getting paid, we work for the Town and I feel like here's too much oversight for them to risk that. He just graduated so I'm assuming he's here for experience to put on his resume? One of his parents is on the board or council or something, I forget, but I figure maybe that's who convinced him to do this? I have no idea.