Ada council announced the appointment of Noah Ristau, general manager of Ohio Northern University dining services, to fill the council vacancy created due to the death of Don Fleming.
Council’s unanimous selection of Ristau was made following interview meetings on Oct 26 and 28. Ristau will be sworn in as a council member during the Nov. 10 meeting.
Ada council will hold two meetings in executive session next week to interview potential council candidates. These sessions were set during the Oct. 20 council meeting.
Those interview meetings are set for 6:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 26, and noon, Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Letters of interest for the council mid-term vacancy are due by 4:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23. Letters may be hand delivered or mailed to the village office, attention Council President, or by email to [email protected].
The village of Ada invites residents interested in serving on its village council to notify the village of their interest by Friday, Oct. 23.
A vacancy occurred with the Oct. 5 death of Don Fleming, who served on Ada council for 39 years. Fleming was first elected in the early 1980s. He has served as a council member longer than any other person in the village, at least in recent history. He served at one time or another on each of the council committees. In 2019 he was Ada council president.
The position is a mid-term council seat vacancy. Qualified residents interested in filling the seat are asked to submit a letter of interest by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 23.
The death of Don Fleming, who served on Ada council for 39 years, leaves much more than a typical vacancy on the council.
While vacancies leave absences, his life-long Ada background and experience creates an unusually large empty space, difficult to fill in small town village government.
Fleming was first elected in the early 1980s. He has served as a council member longer than any other person in the village, at least in recent history. He served at one time or another on each of the council committees. In 2019 he was Ada council president.
