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Austintown Trustee Robert Santos resigns to take county post; board accepts resignation
Summary
The Austintown Township Board of Trustees accepted Chairperson Robert Santos’s resignation effective July 6, 2026, as Santos announced he is taking a position with Mahoning County. Trustees recessed briefly to congratulate him before resuming regular business.
Chairperson Robert Santos announced that he was resigning from the Austintown Township Board of Trustees to accept a position with Mahoning County; the meeting opened at 5:30 p.m. and trustees unanimously accepted his resignation effective 5:40 p.m. by Resolution #26-07-06-01.
Trustee Bruce Shepas moved to accept the resignation and Trustee Monica Deavers seconded the motion; the roll-call vote recorded Mrs. Deavers and Mr. Shepas voting yes. The board recessed at 5:45 p.m. to congratulate Santos and reconvened at 6:02 p.m. by subsequent motion. The resignation leaves a vacancy on the three-member board; no appointment was recorded in the meeting minutes.
The public record shows the resignation and the procedural actions taken to acknowledge it. The trustees proceeded with the remainder of the July 6 agenda after the brief recess.
