Sign up for the Swampscott Reporter’s newsletter. The Swampscott Reporter has received more than one unconfirmed news tip that the town's director of human resources position may be vacant for a second time in less than a year. On Wednesday, March 31, the Reporter emailed Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald and Swampscott Public Schools Superintendent Pamela Angelakis with questions regarding the employment status of Ricardo Flores, the town’s new human resources director, who has been on the job since December. As of press time, The Reporter had not received a response from either Fitzgerald or Angelakis. Meanwhile, the Reporter could not reach Flores for comment.