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St. Marys council adopts resolutions honoring retiring solid-waste superintendent and late councilwoman
Summary
The St. Marys City Council adopted two resolutions: one honoring Douglas Metz for more than 30 years of service in solid waste operations and another extending sympathy and recognition for the service of former councilwoman Robin H. Willoughby. Both resolutions passed unanimously as recorded.
The St. Marys City Council voted to approve two ceremonial resolutions during the meeting.
Resolution 2025-07 recognized Douglas Metz for more than 30 years of service to the city, noting his start in the public works/solid waste department in 1994, promotion to superintendent of solid waste operations in May 2008, and retirement effective Feb. 28, 2025. The council “directed” that a copy of the resolution be provided to Metz; the motion to adopt the resolution was recorded as passed by unanimous voice vote (“All yeses”).
Resolution 2025-08 extended the council’s sympathy to the family of Robin H. Willoughby, who served the city from February 2004 through February 2024 as an elected councilwoman and held leadership roles on multiple committees and local party organizations. The resolution recognized Willoughby’s contributions to the community and similarly was adopted by unanimous voice vote.
Why this matters: Both resolutions are formal recognitions by the council — one marking the retirement of a long-serving municipal employee and the other memorializing a former council member whose roles included chairing committees related to solid waste, streets, parks and other local bodies.
Actions recorded:
- Resolution 2025-07: “A resolution of appreciation” for Douglas Metz; outcome: approved (unanimous voice vote recorded as “All yeses”).
- Resolution 2025-08: Sympathy and recognition for Robin H. Willoughby; outcome: approved (unanimous voice vote recorded as “All yeses”).
No roll-call vote with named individual votes was recorded in the transcript; the meeting record shows the council adopted each resolution by unanimous voice vote as reported during the session.
