The chief executive of Oswestry Borough Council is to leave the authority after eight years. Paul Shevlin, 53, has decided not to seek an appointment with the new Shropshire Council.
He will take voluntary early retirement from October 10.
Councllor David Lloyd, council leader, said: “It is with regret I confirm the imminent departure of Mr Shevlin, who has been on the staff of the council since August 1987 and chief executive since July 2000.
“His service to local government in Oswestry and further afield has been exemplary.
“We thank him for his contribution to the council and the community.”
Mr Shevlin said: “I have been privileged to be the chief executive for the past eight years, in a period of unprecedented change and challenge.
“The council has an excellent reputation for the delivery of community projects and partnership working.
“The restoration of the station building, town centre conservation and regeneration work, community enterprise centres across the borough and, some of the cleanest streets in the West Midlands, have all been important and tangible results.
“They are a result of many talented individuals and committed staff at all levels working together to produce real benefits for the community we serve.”
“The formation of the unitary council has absorbed a great deal of my time over the past two years, but I believe there is a natural closure for my input now that much of the formative work has been completed.
I will continue to take a keen interest in the development of Oswestry.
“It will be great to see the new health centre taking shape, and Oswald Park, when constructed, will leave a positive legacy for the borough residents for many years to come.”
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