- The Ludlow City Council voted down an appointment of a new city administrator last week.
- The process for appointing a new administrator previously stalled, following the resignation of the previous administrator in March.
- Only one council member voted in favor of the appointment.
The Ludlow City Council officially voted down the appointment of Chris Courtney to the position of city administrator at their meeting last week in a 3-to-1 vote against Mayor Sarah Thompson’s recommendation.
Council Member David Ziegler was the only council member to vote in Courtney’s favor.
“This is the last time that I will bring this resolution up,” said Thompson. “I do need a city administrator; I am the only mayor thus far that’s had to go without a city administrator.”
Courtney currently serves as the associate director for local government services for the Northern Kentucky Area Development District, and Thursday’s meeting was the second time the mayor had attempted to appoint him. Under Ludlow’s mayor-council government, the mayor can appoint a city administrative officer to run the day-to-day operations of the city, but the city council must either approve or reject the appointment with a majority vote…