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Paul Schofield is retiring after 13 years as Wellington’s village manager.
Retiring Village Manager Paul Schofield Proud Of His Two Decades Of Service To The Community BY M. DENNIS TAYLOR
Retiring Village Manager Paul Schofield is leaving Wellington this month after 19 years of service to the community, including 13 of them in the top job. He exits the post leaving behind a vibrant, well-run community with many accomplishments that the village can point to with pride. With some 45 years in planning work, Schofield worked as planning director for the Village of Royal Palm Beach before joining Wellington staff as the planning, zoning and building director in 2001. In 2003, he was promot-
ed to director of community services, one of three senior department heads reporting directly to Wellington’s first village manager, the late Charlie Lynn. When Lynn retired in 2008, Schofield became the interim manager before being tapped for the job permanently. “Wellington is a really unique and wonderful community. There’s no place else like it anywhere in the world,” Schofield said. “It is a tremendous place to work.” When asked about the village’s accomplishments during his tenure, he
began by pointing to his highly qualified staff. “Wellington invests a lot in its people,” said Schofield, who also stressed the importance of the village’s elected leadership. “Currently, when you look at the composition of the council, we have a significantly younger council now than we have ever had. The council is changing, and they recognize the changing community, and Wellington really needs to continue to do the things that it does well.” What is that? Mostly things people don’t see unless there’s a problem. wellington the magazine | february 2021
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