MUNCIE, IN — Mayor Dan Ridenour, expected to miss six weeks of work while he recuperates from cancer surgery, will leave things in the hands of a deputy mayor.
Ridenour on Friday, May 29, announced the appointment as Jeff Howe as deputy mayor.
Howe will also continue to serve as director of the Muncie Redevelopment Commission, according to a news release.
Muncie City Council, then with a Democratic majority, in 2024 eliminated funding for the deputy mayor’s position, at that time held by Republican Richard Ivy. He is now the human resources director for the Muncie Sanitary District.
Friday’s release indicated Howe will not receive compensation for his duties as deputy mayor. He will remain in the new position “indefinitely,” the release said.
Howe is the former president off Old National Bank’s northeast region.
Ridenour had earlier announced Jeff Green, president of Muncie City Council, would fill him for him as needed during his recuperation.
Ridenour is scheduled to undergo surgery for prostate cancer on Tuesday, June 2.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.
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Reporting by Douglas Walker, Muncie Star Press / Muncie Star Press
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