DAYTON, Ky. — City Administrator Dan Groth resigned late Wednesday, a few hours after the police chief and a police sergeant resigned.

        The timing was coincidental, he said.

        “Dayton is going in a really positive direction,” said Mr. Groth, 53, of Fort Mitchell. “I really enjoyed the nearly six years I have worked there, but I have a new offer too good to pass up.”

        He will begin work as city administrator of Crestview Hills on Feb. 4. Mr. Groth will continue to work in Dayton the rest of January to “help in the transition.” He said the city is already looking for a new administrator.

        Mr. Groth's new job pays $57,000 — $8,500 more than he earned his last year in Dayton. Beside more pay, Mr. Groth said, the new job was appealing because his office will be only a mile from his house.

        Dayton is an older riverfront town of about 6,000 residents, while Crestview Hills is a more affluent bedroom community with 3,000 residents.

        City Council accepted Mr. Groth's resignation at the end of the same meeting Wednesday at which Police Chief Greg Aylor resigned and criticized the council for “interfering” in day-to-day operations of the city's police department. In that meeting, veteran police Sgt. Gary Linn also turned in his letter of resignation.

Dayton's police chief quits post
       

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