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Mancos Town Administrator Andrea Phillips has resigned after four years in the position.<\/p>\n
Phillips turned in her resignation letter Monday, Mayor Queenie Barz said Friday. Phillips\u2019 contract as administrator was up for renewal in April, but the board of trustees decided to go in a different direction, Barz said.<\/p>\n
In a voicemail to The Journal, Phillips said the board chose a different direction after her yearly evaluation last week. She said the transition was amicable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve done a lot of good work here in the last four years, but it was time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She said she wished the town the best of luck moving forward.<\/p>\n
Town Clerk-Treasurer Heather Alvarez was appointed as interim administrator after Phillips\u2019 departure at an emergency town meeting Wednesday, Barz said.<\/p>\n
Alvarez said the staff works extremely well together and will keep moving forward. She said she was sad to see Andrea leave the position.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was very sorry to see her go,\u201d Alvarez said. \u201cShe\u2019s very good to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n
Town staff and board members will work together in the next few weeks, Alvarez said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody\u2019s going to pitch in and do what they can,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Phillips was hired as administrator in April 2013, following former town administrator Tom Yennerell.<\/p>\n
Phillips moved to Mancos from Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n
Barz said it was Phillips\u2019 decision to resign. There was no one specific project or issue on which the board differed from Phillips, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is nothing really negative about this,\u201d Barz said. \u201cThere are some changes needed, we visited with her about it and she chose to resign.\u201d<\/p>\n
The board will spend some time thinking about the job description before advertising for a new administrator, Barz said.<\/p>\n
Barz said projects the town has planned will go on as scheduled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wish her the best,\u201d Barz said of Phillips.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe board and staff are going to be working close together as a team in the interim. There are some things we need to work on.\u201d<\/p>\n
In her letter of resignation addressed to Barz and the board of trustees, Phillips thanked the \u201chardworking and dedicated\u201d town staff members and volunteers who helped out on boards and commissions.<\/p>\n
Phillips highlighted several achievements during her tenure, including passing policies regulating livestock and accessory dwelling units.<\/p>\n
She said the town had secured millions in grant funds to address infrastructure needs.<\/p>\n
\u201cMancos is on the move, and it is a wonderful small town with a bright future,\u201d Phillips wrote in the letter. \u201cI feel fortunate to have worked with all of you over the past four years. I wish you all the best of luck in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n