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Mount Orab council accepts IT retirement, approves hiring of Brian Morrison as village IT contractor
Summary
The Mount Orab Village Council accepted the retirement of IT employee Dale Connectley effective April 30 and approved hiring Brian Morrison as the village’s IT contractor effective May 1, with the council recording verbal roll-call approvals. The council also authorized limited post-retirement hourly support for the outgoing employee.
The Mount Orab Village Council on an evening meeting accepted the retirement letter of longtime IT worker Dale Connectley, effective April 30, and approved hiring a replacement contractor, Brian Morrison, to begin May 1.
Mayor and council members said they had interviewed applicants and recommended Morrison. Council member (speaker 5) moved to hire Brian Morrison “effective May 1 at a rate of $16,000 a year,” and the motion was seconded; the meeting transcript records a roll-call sequence in which members responded affirmatively when called. The council also moved to approve payment to Connectley at $80 per hour on an as-needed basis for work after May 1.
A council speaker introduced Morrison to the chamber and summarized his background, saying he runs a small IT business locally and lives in the area. Morrison was described as assisting with server transition, website work and onboarding with village systems. The meeting record shows the council emphasized a seamless handover from Connectley as the top priority.
Why it matters: The hire and transition set the village’s near-term technology support and define the ongoing relationship with the retiring staff member. The one-year-equivalent figure given in the meeting ($16,000) indicates the council is treating the role as a contracted, limited-scope position rather than a full-time salary line.
What’s next: The council recorded the motion and affirmative roll-call responses during the meeting. The contract details, including a written engagement agreement and any scope-of-work, were not provided in the public comments captured in the transcript.
