Friday, March 31, 2000
Retired exec may fill post
Covington officials to vote tonight
BY CINDY SCHROEDER
The Cincinnati Enquirer
COVINGTON — Retired executive Jerry Stricker is expected to be named to fill a Covington City Commission vacancy tonight.
Interim Mayor Jim Eggemeier has called a special meeting for 5:30 p.m. at City Hall to vote on Mr. Stricker's appointment. Mr. Stricker is the retired vice president and chief financial officer for Gradison & Co., an investment banking firm in Cincinnati. He is not running for the commission in November.
Commissioner Butch Callery said he asked Mr. Stricker to apply for the commission seat after insurance executive Chuck Scheper dropped out of the running. He cited Mr. Stricker's business background, his expertise in pensions and “the fact that he has no ties to anybody” as his strengths.
“I just thought he'd be a real good addition to the commission,” Mr. Callery said.
Mr. Stricker is a former member of the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, and served 11 years on the Kenton County Airport Board.
Mr. Callery said commissioners discussed candidates for the commission seat at a special meeting Saturday. The vacancy was created when Mayor Denny Bowman resigned on March 5 to become recreation director. Mr. Eggemeier was named interim mayor two days later, leaving his commission seat vacant.
Those who expressed interest in the seat included former Covington Commissioner Pam Mullins; former Kenton County Surveyor Jimmy Williams; Craig Bohman, who is running for a commission seat in November; Dan Stewart, who made two unsuccessful runs for city commission; Christine Vissman, a staff attorney for Campbell Circuit Court; and Dennis “Smokey” Hatfield, a former member of the Covington Police Department.
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