Selectmen Choose Adam Forman for Search Panel

Selectmen last night appointed Adam Forman to the committee that will find candidates for the open town administrator position.

Forman is a former selectman and sat on Swampscott's last town administrator search panel almost a decade ago, said Selectmen Chairman Matt Strauss.

Forman practices labor law.

Also at the selectmen's meeting, town Moderator Joe Markarian announced his two appointments to the search panel.

They are Iris Goldman and Dana Swanstorm.

Goldman is a real estate broker and Swanstrom has experience in the business world, the town moderator said.

The search committee will hold an organizational meeting next week.

They have 90 days — or until mid-February — to present 3-5 candidates to selectmen.

Selectmen will then have 30 days to choose the next town administrator.

The other two members of the search panel are Cindy Merkle and Neil Bernstein.

The Finance Committee chose Merkle and the School Committee chose Bernstein.

Also Wednesday, selectmen named Dave Castellarin as the temporary town administrator.

Castellarin, Swampscott's assistant town administrator, told selectmen that he will not apply for the permanent town administrator position.

He will assume the temporary duties until a permanent replacement is hired.

Town Administrator Andrew Maylor will leave on Dec. 15 after nine years at .

He will become North Andover's town manager.