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Town administrator resigns; selectmen appoint Heather to seat and reorganize leadership
Summary
Outgoing town administrator Paul announced his resignation effective Sept. 27 and outlined a transition in which Selectman Steve Smith will become town administrator. The board appointed Heather to fill Smith’s seat and selected Vaughn as chair and Paul Stanley as vice chair.
Paul, the town administrator, announced he has submitted his resignation effective Sept. 27 and outlined a transition plan that will move Selectman Steve Smith off the Board of Selectmen and into the town administrator role.
“I've provided my resignation … in the capacity of town administrator as of as September 27th,” Paul said, explaining he and the incoming administrator will coordinate the change and that he could be available part time to assist during the transition.
Under the plan described at the meeting, Steve Smith will resign his selectmen seat and assume the town administrator position. The board moved to accept Steve Smith’s resignation from the Board of Selectmen as the board’s representative to the Planning Board; the motion was made by a selectman and seconded by another member and was recorded as approved in the meeting minutes. The transcript records an affirmative vote by one board member and an abstention by the chair; other individual votes are not specified in the transcript.
Heather, who had agreed to serve until the next town election in March, was nominated to fill Steve Smith’s seat. A selectman moved to appoint Heather and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; board members welcomed her to the seat.
The board also reorganized its leadership. Members moved and approved appointments installing Vaughn as chair and Paul Stanley as vice chair; these leadership changes were approved by voice votes during the meeting.
Paul told the board he and the new administrator would coordinate with the New Hampshire Retirement System regarding limits on retiree work for member towns and said his plan to assist part time after stepping down would conform to retirement-system rules. He noted hiring him as an employee rather than a consultant would be less expensive to the town because indemnification and insurance are provided as part of employment.
The meeting minutes show the board handled the personnel transition, the interim appointments and the leadership reorganization in one session. Actions recorded in the meeting include the acceptance of Steve Smith’s resignation, Heather’s appointment to the selectmen seat, and the appointments of Vaughn and Paul Stanley to board leadership roles. The transcript does not record full roll‑call tallies for each action; recorded individual votes are noted where present.
What happens next: Heather will be sworn in to fill the vacant seat until the March election; the new chair and vice chair will assume their roles immediately.
