Napoleon City council said farewell to outgoing City Manager Joel Mazur during its first meeting of October.
Mazur announced last month his plans to take the administrator’s job in Oregon, a Toledo suburb.
Hudson City Council voted unanimously to appoint Thomas Sheridan as Hudson City Manager at the October 4, 2022, Council Meeting. Thom has been Interim City Manager since March of 2022. The selection was made after a nationwide search for candidates for the position.
“Thom Sheridan has the experience in the community, the respect of an overwhelming majority of his coworkers, and the trust of Council, which will all help him succeed in the City Manager role. Combined with his tenure, engineering mindset, and fact-based attitude, I cannot imagine a more qualified individual,” said Council President Chris Foster.
“I am truly honored the Hudson City Council unanimously selected me as the new City Manager to lead the city. Hudson is a vibrant and historic city with the finest schools and neighborhoods, world-class companies, and a safe place to live. As a long-time employee of the city, I understand the historic characteristics of the city, and I will strive to protect the charm that makes Hudson an excellent community in which to live, work and visit. I am dedicated to driving economic development to help support the Council’s goals for the future, and I will ensure the excellent service all of our employees provide the city,” said Thom Sheridan.
In addition to being the Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Hudson, the position is also the Director of Public Safety for the city. Along with his City Manager duties, Thom will continue with his previous responsibilities as Assistant City Manager (ACM), and the ACM position will be eliminated.
Thom brings more than 30 years’ experience to the position. Most recently, as Interim City Manager, he was responsible for daily operations of all the city departments. Prior to the Interim City Manager appointment, Thom became Assistant City Manager in 2017. His responsibilities included overseeing Engineering, Community Development, Communications and HCTV, as well as managing the annual capital projects, capital budgeting, and project scheduling.
From 2008 to 2017, Thom was Hudson’s City Engineer. His responsibilities included overseeing the annual capital budget, including major grant funding, project scheduling, and department personnel. As City Engineer, he supervised the project management and coordination with businesses and residents to construct projects that would have the least impact for the public. Since 2008, he is most proud of obtaining over $30 million in grant funding for the City.
Prior to joining Hudson, Thom was the Assistant Service Director for the City of Stow, Ohio. He was responsible for managing approximately 100 employees in multiple departments. He joined the City of Stow as Assistant City Engineer in 2002. Prior to this, he was a consultant for an engineering firm. He also worked in Stow in 1995-2000 as a design engineer.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree majoring in Civil Engineering from Youngstown State University. Thom is licensed as a Professional Engineer in Ohio and Pennsylvania; a Professional Surveyor in Ohio; a Certified Class II Water Distribution Operator; and a Certified Floodplain Manager. He currently lives in Stow with his wife and 4 children. He will be relocating to Hudson in the future for this position.
City Manager Doug Lewis announced his appointment of Tony Zampedro to the position of Assistant City Manager of Painesville.
“I’m looking forward to having Tony be part of the City of Painesville’s management team,” said Lewis. “His wealth of experience and knowledge are extremely impressive and will benefit the City greatly. I look forward to working together to move the community, and our many exciting projects, forward.”
Zampedro comes from Painesville Township, where he recently was appointed Administrator. Prior to the position, Zampedro served as the Assistant City Manager for 16 years at the City of Mentor. He also served as Law Director for the City of Parma and City of Conneaut throughout his career. He is a graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law and holds a Masters of Public Administration from Cleveland State University.
“Painesville is a community that I have had a long-time desire to become a part of their professional city management team. From its historic downtown, county seat status, hometown to a four-year college, multiple municipal utilities and exciting community and economic development opportunities, Painesville is an ideal place for me to apply my experience and education to best serve its residents,” said Zampedro. “I am very enthused to be joining City Manager Lewis’ administration.”
The role opened after former Painesville Assistant City Manager, Derek Feuerstein, announced his departure in mid-September. Zampedro is expected to start his new position by early December.
Montgomery County’s Tawana Jones was named Community Development Professional of the Year! The award recognizes community development professionals whose work had a major impact on their citizens. Jones is the Community and Economic Development Operations Manager for Montgomery County.
“We’re incredibly lucky to have Tawana on our team,”
said Erik Collins, Director of Community and Economic Development. “The work she does every day is a testament to the kind of person Tawana is – she truly cares about the community and making it better for everyone.”
She was nominated by Homefull, CountyCorp, and the City of Kettering Community Development Division.
OCMA is looking for a dedicated leader to Chair the Professional Development and Education Committee. Among other responsibilities, the most important role of this committee is to plan OCMA Annual Conferences.
If you are intersted in Chairing the Professional Development and Education Committee, please send the following two items to the OCMA Secretariat at ocmaohio@gmail.com by September 30, 2022.
1. Letter of Intent
2. One-page resume
Dublin City Council unanimously approved a contract with Megan O’Callaghan to be the next City Manager. O’Callaghan will assume the role on October 1, 2022. She will succeed Dublin’s fifth City Manager, Dana McDaniel, who will continue to work in an advisory capacity to further facilitate the transition until February 1, 2023.
O’Callaghan emerged as the top candidate after an extensive recruitment process. She has been serving the City of Dublin since 2014, when she was hired as the City’s public service director. She is currently the deputy city manager/chief finance and development officer, a position she has held since February 2021.
O’Callaghan says she is committed to fostering the culture of excellence in Dublin, ensuring that the City’s exceptional employees maintain world-class services
and amenities for Dublin’s residents and businesses. She is also dedicated to driving economic development in support of City Council’s visionary goals and to engaging with Dublin’s residents, neighborhoods, businesses and other community stakeholders.
“I am honored that Dublin City Council selected me to serve as the City’s sixth city manager,” O’Callaghan says. “Dublin is a vibrant and friendly city known for safety, inclusivity, innovation, economic vitality and natural beauty. As a resident and long-time employee, I am deeply committed to this community and have a vested interest in providing the best quality of life and environment in which our residents and businesses can thrive.”
Council unanimously approved a motion initiating contract negotiations with O’Callaghan at a special meeting held on August 2, 2022.
City Council began the nationwide search process earlier this year in preparation for the departure of current city manager Dana McDaniel, who announced his intention to retire after more than three decades of public service with the City of Dublin. Previous city managers include Tim Hansley 1987 – 2001; Jane Brautigam 2002-2008; Terry Foegler 2009 –2010, Marsha Grigsby 2010 – 2015 and McDaniel 2015 – present.
Colerain Township named Jeff Weckbach Township Administrator in September. Weckbach, who had served as the Assistant Township Administrator since 2018, assumes the role previously held by Geoff Milz who resigned in August.
Tim Hansley, Union County Administrator, retired in June after over 50 years of public service throughout the state of Ohio. Tim began his career in public service with the US Coast Guard in 1968. In 1972, he began serving as management analyst for
the City of Cincinnati until 1974 before becoming the finance director for the City of Westerville. Tim then moved into a city management role for multiple Ohio Cities: Tipp City (1976-
1980), Lebanon (1980-1987), Dublin (1987-2001), Conneaut (2002-2004), Beavercreek (2004-2005) and City of Pickerington (Director of Development 2006-2008 and City Manager/Director of Development 2008-2009). Tim then moved on to serve as county administrator for Delaware County from 2010-2016 before being named Union County Administrator in 2017.
Tim formerly served as OCMA President, Past President,
Treasurer and Board Member, and was recognized by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) for his career in public management at the
2019 ICMA Annual Conference.
In addition to holding many other leadership roles on committees, boards and associations throughout his career, Tim has provided countless individuals and communities with unmatched leadership, selflessness and a pragmatic approach to problem solving.
In retirement, Tim will continue to serve as a volunteer with the Dublin Police Department and Union County EMA. He will also take advantage of his newfound spare time by enjoying time with his partner, Anne, children and grandchildren as well as his favorite hobbies: traveling, camping, boating, and water sports.
Robert is currently the City Administrator in Norton, OH. Prior to Norton, he worked as the Safety Service Director in Lorain, Director of Administration in Wooster, and Village Administrator in Carrollton. He has served on the OCMA as the Chairperson of the Support the Profession committee, Vice-Chair of Membership Services and on the OCMA Board of Directors. He has serves on the 2022 ICMA Conference Planning Committee. Outside of the Office, Robert is an avid motorcyclist, golfer and officiates High School Football and Basketball.