Politics & Government
Worcester City Solicitor David Moore Retiring In 2020
Worcester Solicitor David Moore has worked in city government since the early 1980s.
WORCESTER, MA — Long-serving Worcester City Solicitor David Moore will retire in January after nearly four decades in city government. Another longtime city attorney will take Moore's spot while city officials search for a permanent replacement.
Moore began working for Worcester in 1982 as a parking administrator. He became an assistant city solicitor three years later, and was named City Solicitor in 1993.
"David is a man of integrity and a true expert in municipal, state and local law and will be greatly missed," City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. said in a statement. "I am beyond appreciative to have worked alongside David for the past six years and I wish him the best in his well-deserved retirement."
After Moore's last day on Jan. 3, Chief Development Officer Michael Traynor will take the job as Worcester's top attorney. Traynor served for 24 years as deputy City Solicitor before taking charge of the city's economic development efforts in 2014. Traynor has overseen some of the city's largest economic development efforts, including negotiations to bring the Pawtucket Red Sox to Worcester.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that Traynor would become interim City Solicitor. He will take over the job as the new City Solicitor while the city searches for a new economic development chief.
