Many residents will get the chance to meet Portsmouth's new town administrator for the first time at tonight's swearing-in ceremony at Town Hall. 

Former Barnstable, MA, Town Manager John Klimm will be sworn into office as Portsmouth's new town administrator at tonight's Town Council meeting. 

A Massachusetts native, Klimm served as the town manager of Barnstable MA, for the past 12 years before being asked to take an early departure by the Barnstable Town Council this past June. 

Klimm will fill the office left vacant by longtime Town Administrator Robert Driscoll, who announced he would not seek a renewal of his contract last April. Tax Assessor David Dolce has been serving as interim town administrator since late August. 

Other agenda items to be discussed at tonight's meeting include: 

• Zoning ordinance change for Residential Driveways and Lot Coverage
• Update on Island Park landfill

The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a public hearing on Community Development Block Grants. The complete meeting agenda can be viewed at right.