Selectmen Table Room Naming For Andrew Maylor

Historical Commission members requested the first-floor conference room at Town Hall be named for the former town administrator.

  Selectmen will wait and hear what residents think about naming Town Hall's first-floor conference room in honor of Andrew Maylor before they take any action. Historical Commission members brought the idea to the board Wednesday, saying Maylor played a pivotal role in preserving what is a local gem and a National Historic Landmark — Town Hall. Commission Chairman Jean Reardon and member Sylivia Belkin said Maylor truly cared about the former home of prolific inventor Elihu Thomson. The town administrator forged ahead with its restoration, they said. "He took a pride in this building and he took a pride in restoring this building," Reardon said. Selectmen agreed with the sentiment but not necessarily with the action. Selectman Jill …

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Town Administrator Advises Committee Seeking His Replacement

Today is Town Administrator Andrew Maylor's last day on the job. Last night he met with the committee searching for his replacement, advising them on qualities to look for in candidates for the position.

  The Town Administrator's Search Committee has received 33 resumes. They will continue to accept them through Friday but last night they consulted with the current town administrator, Andrew Maylor, on the eve of his last day on the job. Maylor, who steps in as town manager in North Andover Friday, recommended that the Search Committee look for Town Hall experience in the candidates, said committee member Dana Swanstrom. He also recommended that the panel look for people who engage well with people and the job, Swanstrom said. Search Committee members said earlier that they want prospects who are well versed in financial matters. The panel's next step is to review resumes and assign candidates to committee members for phone interviews. …

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Action at Jackson Says Park

Jackson Park work is a welcome sight for many, especially its many supporters and those who look forward to using the park when it opens in spring.

  Crews, equipment and turf excavation at Jackson Park are laying the foundation for spring recreation. The hands, dump trucks and soil are a pleasing sight to those who have given the time, labor and cash  — as well as scrap metal — that helped make the project happen. "We've been saying year after year that we are hoping to see it happen," said project supporter Kevin Donaher. Now, for the first time, Donaher is seeing action at Jackson. Others, including the kids Donaher saw hanging around the contruction site last week, have an eye on the progress. "The kids were sitting there with a basketball and I was thinking: 'This is a place that the kids are going to play,'" he said. A basketball hoop will join walkways and benches, and …

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No Financial Recovery Yet Locally

The town will start out with a $500,000 deficit as it begins to assemble its Fiscal '13 budget.

Town Administrator Andrew Maylor's final financial forecast, for at least the coming year, projects sluggish revenue growth as health insurance and pension costs continue to rise. The upshot for the outset of the budget season is a $500,000 hole, he said. The state's budget woes continue to impact Swampscott including state funding for schools, he said. The town's net state aid, when factoring 2.5 percent annual inflation, is down about $1.8 million from a decade ago, Maylor said. The town received $3 million net state aid for Fiscal '12. Any relief from education reform is unlikely in the short term as is any relief from potential revenues generated by casino gambling in the state, he said. In addition, consumers have been spending less …

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Maylor to Resign as Essex Regional Retirement Board Chair

His resignation from that role comes as he prepares for North Andover town manager role.

As Andrew Maylor steps up to the job as North Andover's town manager in December, he will be stepping down from another role. Maylor has announced that he is resigning as chairman of the Essex Regional Retirement Board, effective Dec. 1. State law prohibits him from serving as chairman of that board while also serving as a town manager within the Essex Regional Retirement Board system. Maylor has been town administrator in Swampscott for nine years.  When he accepted the job as North Andover town manager, it meant he could no longer chair the Essex Regional Retirement Board. Maylor has served as chairman of the board since March 2010. He has gained notoriety in that position for his efforts to make the retirement system more transparent …

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Maylor to Receive $145K Salary

His last day in his Swampscott office will be Dec. 15. He will start as town manager in North Andover the next day.

Andrew Maylor will officially start his job as North Andover's town manager on Dec. 16. And with his arrival, that position will see a large pay increase. Maylor will receive $145,000 a year. The previous salary for town manager in North Andover was $124,000. His salary in Swampscott was taken into consideration, according to Selectman Chair Tracy Watson, who served on the committee handling negotiations with Maylor. Swampscott pays Maylor a base salary of about $133,000. But Watson also pointed out that Maylor will not be receiving health insurance, and a family health plan would cost the town about $17,000 a year. Selectmen voted unanimously on Oct. 17 to appoint Maylor as the new town manager. He had also been a finalist for a town …

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BREAKING: Maylor Selected For Top Job in North Andover

Swampscott Town Administrator Andrew Maylor will soon become North Andover Town Manager Andrew Maylor.

Swampscott Town Manager Andrew Maylor was North Andover selectmen's unanimous choice to be their new town manager. "I'm excited," Maylor said in an interview tonight about the challenge of managing the Merrimack Valley town. North Andover has about 28,000 residents, making it about twice Swampscott’s size. Once Maylor finalizes an agreement he will give Swampscott 60 days notice, as is required in his contract. He expects that Swampscott will receive many applicants for the town administrator vacancy. The chairman of the Swampscott Board of Selectmen, Matt Strauss, applauded North Andover's decision on Monday night. "I'm extremely happy for him," Strauss said. The chairman closed out the last board meeting, last week, by saying that if the…

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Maylor Now One of Two Finalists in North Andover

Swampscott's town administrator is also in the running for Winchester's town manager position.

Town Administrator Andrew Maylor is now one of two candidates for the town manager post in North Andover. North Andover selectmen cut their four finalists to two after interviewing them on Friday: Belmont Town Administrator Thomas Younger and Swampscott Town Administrator Andrew Maylor. Both Maylor and Younger are up for a town manager job in Winchester, so selectmen are making the North Andover selection process as quick as possible. Both candidates will be invited to meet town employees and the public in the coming week, and selectmen have scheduled a meeting for Oct. 17, at which they will likely vote on which candidate to hire. “The sooner you can make the decision the better, because if you don’t then Winchester will make it for you…

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UPDATED: Andrew Maylor Among Four Finalists For Winchester Job

Swampscott's town administrator said he would like to manage a town with more staff and a larger budget — to accomplish more.

Among the final four candidates for Winchester's town manager position is Andrew Maylor, Swampscott's town administrator the past nine years. Maylor said Winchester is similar to Swampscott in some ways. Residents in both municipalities take a strong interest in their town and schools. A major difference, and the main reason Maylor is interested in the Winchester job, is that the town has a larger budget available for getting things done, he said. Winchester — with a population of about 21,000 — has 50 percent more staff than Swampscott, he said. This allows the town to tackle major challenges with in-house staff. Maylor said he will continue to evaluate opportunities as they become available. The chairman of the Swampscott Board of …

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Attorney Asks Town for Probe of Zoning Board

ZBA required developer of Cap'n Jack's Inn site to pay $50,000 for Humphrey Street improvements.

Attorney William DiMento asked the town administrator and Board of Selectmen Tuesday night to investigate the Zoning Board of Appeals requirement that the condominium developers on the Cap'n Jack's Inn site pay $50,000 to the town for undetermined improvements on Humphrey Street. Saying he “has no dog in (the Cap'n Jack's) fight,” DiMento called the fee “illegal” and “embarrassing.” The zoning board last week voted four to one to approve the 15-unit condominium project where the Cap'n Jack's Inn stands on Humphrey Street now. Prior to the vote, zoning board chairman Marc Kornitsky said, “It (the $50,000 payment) will help me get to a yes vote.” Without his vote, the project would not have been granted a special permit. The fee was designed…

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