Tarrytown Hires New Village Manager Away from Mamaroneck

TARRYTOWN, NY — The village manager for Mamaroneck has been hired to be the new village administrator for Tarrytown.

Richard Slingerland will assume his new job in Tarrytown April 3, 2017, the village board announced Wednesday.

Slingerland replaces Michael Blau, who is retiring after spending 36 years in municipal administration, of which 17-1/2 were in Tarrytown.

Slingerland’s duties in Tarrytown will include being responsible for the daily operations of the village and its departments, including oversight of 94 full-time employees.

The village board reviewed more than 35 resumes and interviewed eight qualified professionals.

Slingerland has about 29 years of local government experience. He has worked for the Westchester County Executive’s Office, the City of Yonkers Mayor’s Office and the Village of Rye Brook Administrator’s office.

He was also the Village of Tarrytown administrator from 1999 to 2002.

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