Fairfield City Council seeks applications to fill impending vacancy

As Fairfield Councilman Tim Abbott prepares to step down from his 4th Ward council seat, the city is looking for a resident to serve the remainder of the term.

City Council will be accepting resumes from Fairfield residents interested in serving as the Fourth Ward Council member. Those interested must be a resident of the fourth ward and an elector of the city for at least a year prior to appointment.

The person appointed will be immediately installed as a member of City Council and will serve until Dec. 31, 2023. The next election for the city’s ward council members is in November 2023. Council members are elected to a four-year term that begins in the January following the general election.

ExploreFairfield’s Tim Abbott to resign from city council

Eligible interested residents should submit a cover letter and resume to the Clerk of Council’s office at the Fairfield Municipal Building, 5350 Pleasant Avenue, Fairfield, Ohio 45014.

The submission deadline is 5 p.m. July 1.

Abbott has submitted his resignation, effective July 1, because he intends to retire from his full-time job with Duke Energy and move to Florida with his wife, Kathy.

Abbott was first elected as an at-large council member in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Term limits prevented him from seeking a third straight at-large council term, requiring him to be off the council for at least two years. Abbot was elected to the Fourth Ward Council seat in 2015 and re-elected four years later in 2019.

Credit: Provided, city of Fairfield

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Michael D. Pitman

Michael D. Pitman has been a reporter in southwest Ohio since 1999. He's covered local governments in Warren and Butler counties, as well as state and national issues. He currently covers the cities of Fairfield and Hamilton.