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Mount Orab mayor Joe Hower announces retirement effective June 30
Summary
Mayor Joe Hower told the Mount Orab Village Council he will retire at the end of the day on June 30, citing health issues. Council members thanked Hower for 32 years of combined service on the council and as mayor.
Mayor Joe Hower announced to the Mount Orab Village Council that he will retire from the office of village mayor effective the end of the day on June 30.
Hower, who spoke during the meeting's other-business segment, cited ongoing health matters as the reason for his decision. "I'm going to have to retire my position of village mayor effective the end of day, June 30th," he said.
Council members responded with expressions of gratitude and applause. One member noted Hower's combined service of 32 years on the council and as mayor and thanked him for his years of work on behalf of the village. Hower returned thanks to current and past council members and village employees and said he wished them well.
The council did not set out succession steps during the meeting; the procedure for filling the mayoral vacancy was not specified in the record.
