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Holder will take over day-to-day communications for Mayor Helfrich starting Monday after former Chief of Staff Philip Given announced his retirement last month.
York City department heads retiring; mayor says more jobs need to be filled
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York City Mayor Michael Helfrich s administration is expected to lose some key figures over the next two months as the city also looks to fill a variety of other jobs.
Helfrich announced on Wednesday that Business Administrator Tom Ray and Health Bureau Director Barbara Kovacs will soon retire. In addition, Helfrich s chief of staff, Philip Given, will be stepping down, and Helfrich will need to step down as acting director of community and economic development.
Meanwhile, city jobs ranging from painters to wastewater plant workers remain unfilled.
April declared Child Abuse Prevention Month during forum to commemorate York County victims
John Doe, 9, referred for sexual abuse.
Jane Doe, 16, referred for human trafficking.
These were among the 614 anonymous names of York County children in 2020 who experienced a form of abuse, read aloud during a public gathering Thursday in York City to commemorate child abuse victims. It s our hope that as people hear those names, that they re impacted with the idea that this is an actual child, said Deborah Harrison, the executive director of the York County Children’s Advocacy Center. There s a face behind that name. There s a child who s experienced that trauma.