Wicked Local Assistant Town Administrator for Administration and Finance Ron Mendes is leaving the town of Swampscott’s employ next month, according to an email sent to town staff on Tuesday afternoon. “Ron has decided to leave for some great professional opportunities,” wrote Swampscott Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald in an email announcing Mendes’ impending departure on May 12. “I want to really thank him for the extraordinary contributions he has made to Swampscott.” Meanwhile, it appears Mendes has been looking for a new job at least since the late summer: He was one of five finalists for Swansea town administrator, according to reporting by the Swampscott Reporter's sibling newspaper, The Herald News, in September.