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Longtime city staffer announces retirement effective Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
A city staff member announced a planned retirement at the end of 2025 after more than three decades of service; staff thanked colleagues and outlined transition timing.
A longtime city staff member announced during the Whiteville City Council meeting that his effective retirement date will be Jan. 1, 2026, with a last day of Dec. 31, 2025.
The staff speaker recounted about 31 years of service with county and city government and thanked colleagues for their work, saying he hoped to leave each community better than he found it. He told the council, “I put in 31 plus years working with our government of Columbus County. I have been rewarding. I hope I'll have each community better than what I came into.” He then stated his effective retirement date: “My effective date of retirement is 01/01/2026. My last day at work would be 12/31/2025.”
Council members and staff offered thanks and recognition in response to the announcement. The transcript excerpt did not include details about recruitment or replacement plans.
Ending: The announced retirement gives the city time to plan a transition; specific succession steps or interim duties were not stated in the excerpt.
