Mayor James Ireton, Jr. is pleased to announce that M. Thomas Stevenson has been confirmed as City Administrator for Salisbury. Salisbury City Council confirmed the mayor’s nominee to replace Mr. John Pick, who left the city after 19 years.
Tom Stevenson has been with the City of Salisbury since 1988. He has nearly 25 years of public service and he currently serves as the Director of Neighborhood Services & Code Compliance. Mr. Stevenson currently chairs the Neighborhood Services Task Force, serves as the Secretary to the Salisbury Historic District Commission and sits on various boards and committees, such as the Mayors Safe Streets Coalition.
Mr. Stevenson has developed a strong municipal background having served as the City’s Construction Foreman, Utilities Supervisor, Building Inspector, and Plans Examiner. He possesses multiple certifications including but not limited to; Housing and Property Maintenance Inspector, Residential Building Inspector, Commercial Building Inspector, and is a Certified Codes Administrator through the International Code Council (ICC).
Under Mr. Stevenson’s direction, the City has been able to advance numerous legislative initiatives, successfully remove the barges from the Wicomico River and successfully raze the Thrift Travel Inn. He has also lead the way to see that 100% of Salisbury’s affected registered rental properties (built before 1950)are in compliance with State law and that of the nearly 10,000 code violations identified each year by NSCC staff, 95% realize voluntary compliance and 99% of non-compliant cases are successfully prosecuted in District Court.
Tom Stevenson is an accomplished speaker and has lectured at Lehigh University in PA, Johns Hopkins University in MD and has been featured at numerous Maryland Municipal League conferences.
Salisbury Police Chief Barbara Duncan had this to say about Mr. Stevenson, “Mr. Tom Stevenson was a natural choice for City Administrator. Tom represents the best of public service and remains committed to customer service and staff development. These attributes along with his institutional knowledge will prove valuable as the City enters into the full swing of economic resurgence downtown.” Salisbury Fire Chief Chief Hoppes said, “It is good to see that an employee who has dedicated the past twenty-five (25) years to public service get the recognition he has earned as a leader in the public arena. Having worked with Tom over the years, I find him to be an advocate for his people and willing to be accountable for the team he has been asked to lead. I believe this professional achievement is merely a continuation of this type of service and provides an opportunity for him to lead our City toward a very bright future.”
