Longtime administrator of Delta plans to depart

9/27/2006

DELTA, Ohio Delta Village Administrator Gary Baker plans to leave on March 1 the position he has held for almost 20 years, he told village council Monday night.

Mr. Baker, who turns 60 in January, will mark 20 years in February as the chief employee in the eastern Fulton County village of about 3,000 people.

Monday night he asked council to extend his contract, which expires Dec. 31, to March 1. No action was taken. Mr. Baker is paid almost $52,000 a year.