WORCESTER – The City of Worcester announced on Friday, Dec. 6, that City Solicitor Michael Traynor will retire, effective Jan. 10, 2025.
City Manager Eric Batista’s office says the administration will announce, prior to Traynor’s last day, its plans to fill the city solicitor position.
Traynor joined the City of Worcester’s workforce in 1988 as Assistant City Solicitor. He received a promotion to Deputy City Solicitor in 1994.
In November 2014, while the Acting Chief Development Officer for the city while serving as Deputy Solicitor, then-City Manager Ed Augtus appointed Traynor the permanent Chief Development Officer.
Augustus appointed Traynor as the city solicitor after the retirement of David Moore from the position in January 2020.
“I want to congratulate Mike on an impressive and impactful tenure as a public servant to the City of Worcester,” said Batista. “His dedication to this community is unmatched and his legacy will remain through the numerous policies and economic development projects he led, of which the city stands to benefit for years to come.”
Traynor also sits on the board of directors for the Upper Blackstone Clean Water, representing the city. He also sits on the Board of directors for the Worcester Credit Union.
“I am incredibly grateful and proud to have worked 37 years in service to the City of Worcester,” said Traynor. “I have countless memories of the city employees I have worked with, the lawyers I encountered on the other side of the table, and projects I have worked on over the years. A municipal lawyer is a generalist wrapped in a specialty practice, and it has been immensely satisfying to navigate this field of law to support and further the different administrations’ visions to make Worcester a better place. While I have predominately been a city attorney, it was my tenure as Chief Development Officer that produced the highlight of my career: being a part of the team that brought the WooSox to Worcester and the construction of Polar Park.”
