Rochester Town Administrator Mike McCue said his experience with business development would make him highly qualified for Fairhaven’s top municipal job.

On Saturday morning, McCue was one of three candidates interviewed for the position of Fairhaven’s first town administrator.

McCue, along with Whitman Assistant Town Manager Gregory Enos and Portland, Maine City Manager Mark Rees, met with Fairhaven Selectmen during three separate 90-minute sessions.

Board members did not make a decision on Saturday but will discuss the finalists at their meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

“We’re going to review our notes and likely make a decision on Tuesday,” Selectman Chair Geoff Haworth said.

McCue, who lives in Mansfield with his wife and children, was hired as Rochester’s town administrator in June 2014 and started full time on Aug. 1, 2014.

During the interview, McCue cited accomplishments from his career as a Mansfield Selectman and as the town administrator of Rochester and Avon. McCue said he helped attract businesses to those towns.

In Rochester, he met with the owner of the Plumb Corner mall following news that Rockland Trust Bank was closing its branch there.

“I’ve been working with the owner to try and come up with ways to get a new tenant,” he said. “I was able to show the institution that the Board of Selectmen was very business friendly.”

In Mansfield, he was heavily involved in filling vacancies in that town’s industrial park. Eight new companies either came to Mansfield or expanded there in his six years on the board. Also, luggage company Samsonite made Mansfield its U.S. headquarters during that time, said McCue.

“In a sense, it’s an anchor to the town,” he said.

McCue's economic vision includes bringing in companies that provide well-paid jobs. To that end, he said he would work closely with the Acushnet Company, a major employer based in Fairhaven.

Selectman Charles Murphy asked McCue what he's done to improve perception of municipal services and handle concerns from residents.

When Rochester switched from municipal trash pick up to a contract with New Bedford-based ABC Disposal, McCue said many complaints and questions were addressed.

“We worked through those concerns, and as a result of the patience me and my staff showed it demonstrated that we are extremely responsive when facing issues in the town of Rochester,” he said. “Should a situation arise in Fairhaven, I would treat it the same way.”

If hired, McCue said he would be available to start in one month or slightly later.

“I have a commitment to Rochester to make sure the town has a short-term transition plan in place,” McCue said.

He added that working in Rochester has been a good experience and applying for the Fairhaven position was a chance to forward his career.

“I really do enjoy the town of Rochester,” he said. “However, these opportunities don’t come around all too often in an area where you are interested.”