The Town Manager office

The role

The Town Manager is the chief operating officer of OOB. The position is hired by the council and reports to the council. Responsibilities include managing roughly 100 full-time and 100 seasonal employees, overseeing the $28.9M operating budget, supervising every department head, and executing council policy.

The manager prepares the draft budget each spring, signs most contracts, handles personnel issues for non-elected staff, and represents the town in dealings with the state, FEMA, and York County.

Current status

As of February 2026 OOB was in active search for a new Town Manager following the tenure of Diana Asanza. The interim arrangement and any final appointment should be confirmed on the official Town Manager page at oobmaine.com before relying on a specific name. We update this page on each council confirmation.

Town Hall location and contact

Town Hall is at 1 Portland Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, Maine 04064. Main number is (207) 934-5714. Hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Tuesday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to accommodate evening business.

The Town Manager's office is on the main floor. Most general questions are routed first to the relevant department, so calling the main line and asking for the right office is usually faster than emailing the manager directly.

Departments reporting to the Town Manager

The manager oversees all 22 town departments. Quick reference:

• Animal Control. Stray and nuisance animal calls.
• Assessing. Property valuation, exemptions, abatement.
• Business Licensing. New and renewal business licenses.
• Cable TV. Local public access programming.
• Code Enforcement. Building, rental, and ordinance enforcement.
• Communications. Town news, alerts, and press.
• Emergency Management. Storm response and dune restoration.
• Finance. Accounting, payroll, audit.
• Fire Department. Fire, rescue, and EMS first response.
• General Assistance. State-mandated emergency aid for residents.
• Human Resources. Hiring and employee relations.
• J-1 Student Program. Summer international worker liaison.
• Planning. Zoning, comprehensive plan, development review.
• Police Department. Patrol, investigation, beach patrol.
• Public Works. Roads, plowing, parks, trash.
• Recreation and Ballpark. Programs and The Ballpark facility.
• Stormwater (MS4). Federal stormwater compliance.
• Tax Collector. Property tax bills and payments.
• Town Clerk. Vital records, elections, licenses, public records.
• Town Manager. Office of the manager itself.
• Voter Registration. Voter rolls and absentee ballots.
• Wastewater. Sewer system and treatment plant.

Public records requests

Maine's Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) gives any person the right to inspect or copy public records. File the request in writing with the town clerk at Town Hall. The town has five working days to acknowledge and a reasonable time to produce. Routine records (meeting minutes, budgets, ordinance text) are already published online; FOAA is for everything else.