Rehoboth Approves New TA Contract

Town Administrator Deborah Arruda has signed a new one year contract which expires January 9, 2024.

The Board of Selectmen gave their approval at their June 12 meeting.

According to the contract, Arruda will be paid a salary of $100,000 through June 30, 2023. On July 1, the salary will increase to $110,000.

The Board of Selectmen and Town Administrator will create the initial goals and objectives by July 1, 2023. The Board will review and evaluate the Town Administrator based on the stated goals and objectives.

Arruda served as interim Town Administrator from March 2020 until November 2022 when the selectmen entered negotiations with Arruda to serve as Town Administrator.

Arruda noted when she began working for the town in 2018, her position was not assistant town administrator, but rather, “an assistant to the town administrator.”

That position was later eliminated, Arruda said.