Swampscott’s Maylor passed over for top post in Wakefield

SWAMPSCOTT – For the second time in as many weeks, Town Administrator Andrew Maylor did not get a job he had applied for.Maylor was one of two finalists for the town administrator position in Wakefield but on Monday evening, Wakefield Selectmen voted 5-2 to hire Stephen Maio. Maio is a former selectman, who resigned from his elected position for the sole purpose of applying for the town administrator position.On Tuesday morning, Maylor said he appreciates having had the opportunity to go through the process.”Sometimes the process of looking for a position in my line of work is public,” he said. “In this case selectmen prefer someone who had previously been a selectman even though some communities prohibit that.”Maylor also recently submitted his resume for a city manager position in Oviedo, Fla. He was one of 14 semifinalists but he did not get the job.Maylor, who started work on Oct. 7, 2002, was the first town administrator in Swampscott. His current contract expires in approximately 18 months.According to Swampscott Board of Selectmen Chairman Anthony Scibelli, Maylor is required to give the town 60 days notice if he decides to accept a position elsewhere.”He has made it clear to the board he is pursuing job opportunities outside Swampscott,” he said. “He is keeping us apprised of the situation and I am confident he will continue to be an effective town administrator while he is here.”Scibelli said Maylor signed a five-year contract when he was hired and negotiated a two-year extension of that contract in 2006, which commenced after the expiration of the first contract in 2007.”He continues to enjoy the support and respect of the board,” Scibelli said. “We are confident that he will continue to place the interests of the town of Swampscott first and foremost on his list of priorities while he pursues other job opportunities and career choices.”This is not the first time during his tenure in Swampscott that Maylor has looked elsewhere for a job.In November 2005, Maylor was one three finalists for the town manager position in Winthrop until he withdrew his name from consideration. It was the second time in as many years he had applied for a position elsewhere and withdrawn his name at the eleventh hour. In August 2004, Maylor was one of finalists for a job in Winchester until he withdrew his name.