Paul H. Boucher
| Paul H. Boucher | |
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| Village Manager of Maywood, Illinois | |
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In office 1970–1970 |
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| Village Manager of Ellenville, New York | |
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In office 1968–1969 |
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| Town Manager of Saugus, Massachusetts | |
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In office 1967–1968 |
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| Preceded by | John O. Stinson |
| Succeeded by | Clarence Wilkinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 9, 1931 |
| Died | March 24, 2003 (aged 72) |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming |
Paul H. Boucher (January 9, 1931 – March 24, 2003) was an American city manager who served as town manager of Saugus, Massachusetts, and village manager of Ellenville, New York, and Maywood, Illinois.
Boucher graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in public administration. After interning in the state of Illinois, Boucher was a schoolteacher in Wyoming and Louisiana and ran an economic consulting business in Littleton, Colorado that specialized in local government.
In December 1966, Boucher was appointed by Mayor Frank A. Sedita to serve as executive director of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Community Development in Buffalo, New York. Boucher's primary duty was to conduct a preliminary management survey to improve the efficiency of city government. On March 15, 1967 he reported that 1,400 to 1,600 jobs could be cut from the city payroll. His statement upset many high-ranking Democrats, including Mayor Sedita. After the statement, Boucher was described as "walking on eggshells" and being a "marked man" at City Hall. Boucher resigned in August 1967 after his management survey was completed.
On July 31, 1967, Boucher was chosen by the Saugus Board of Selectmen to serve as Town Manager on a six-month trial basis.
During his tenure as manager, the town fought the state government to close the M. DeMatteo dump on Massachusetts Route 107. After the town declined a request by State Health Commissioner Alfred Frechette to keep the dump open, Governor John A. Volpe signed an emergency order that would reopen the dump. The town refused to comply with this order and the dump was not reopened until the state Department of Public Health was granted temporary restraining order by the Suffolk Superior Court. The state agreed to shut down the facility by December 1, 1967, however the dump remained open pass this deadline and the issue was once again brought before the courts.
Boucher was also involved in a controversy over the new Saugus Junior High School. On October 4, 1967, he announced that he was launching an investigation into defects in the construction of the school. He later alleged that $200,000 in funds might have been misused and that he wanted the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate if it had jurisdiction. Boucher met with an FBI agent on October 17 to turn over documents relating to alleged misuse of federal funds spent on equipment for the school.
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