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MURRAY – When you’re a kid growing up, it feels like it takes forever for your birthday to come around each year. But what if it only came every four ....
Defianceâs long-serving city administrator, Jeff Leonard, received another one-year contract recently, continuing a long period of stability for the position. The change of the calendar marks Leonardâs 17th year in the job â which is an annual appointment by the sitting mayor with city councilâs acquiescence â and his 29th with the city. âThis is the town I grew up in, so itâs been a little easier for me to do the job,â said Leonard, 63, who also served as Defiance city finance director from 1992-2004. âYou do it because this is where you grew up and you want to make it better. If Iâve had any longevity, itâs for that reason. ....