HAVERHILL — Former Mayor John Guerin Jr. has lost his $79,500-a-year job with the state Civil Service Commission.
Guerin, 46, was not reappointed to the commission by Gov. Deval Patrick when his term expired in March, said Patrick spokeswoman Cyndi Roy.
Guerin has been replaced by attorney Paul Stein of Westport, Roy said.
Guerin, a Democrat, was appointed to the seat in January 2004 by former Gov. Mitt Romney, shortly after Guerin's single term as Haverhill mayor expired. Guerin did not seek re-election due to the city's worsening financial state, he said at the time. He said he did not want observers to speculate that his difficult financial decisions on behalf of the city were in any way politically motivated.
The state's Human Resources Division administers the civil service merit system, which governs eligibility requirements for the hiring and promotion of state and municipal employees. The Civil Service Commission, according to the state's Web site, is an agency that rules on human resources actions that may violate the merit principles outlined in state law.
Guerin, who served 10 years on the City Council before serving two years as mayor, did not return a phone message left yesterday on his home phone.
The other civil service commissioners are Christopher Bowman, Daniel Henderson, John Taylor and Donald Marquis.
