By: Monica Smith
The Village Reporter
At the December 15th Village Council Meeting, Randy Mahlman of West Unity was named as the new Village Administrator. This position is new to the village of Edon, but not new to Mahlman as he served as the West Unity Administrator from September 2005 to August 2012.
While with West Unity, Mahlman supervised hourly employees and ensured their proper training and education. He was in charge of the safety of the employees in respect to equipment, policies, and training and also dealt with Public Employee Risk Reduction Program and Bureau of Workers Compensation in regards to filing incident reports, quarterly reports, and any correspondence needed.
After leaving the position in West Unity, Randy has been working as a Water Sewer Technician II where he performed many duties that included operations and maintenance of three different wastewater plants and one large water distribution system.
He will begin his position in Edon on January 5 at a salary of $43,000. Besides the administrator duties, he will also serve as the zoning inspector and operator of record for the water and wastewater plant. He is responsible to Mayor Darlene Burkhardt for the administration of all municipal affairs placed in his charge and is under the guidance of both the Mayor and council.
Randy is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School. He has an A.A.B. in Business Management, an Accounting Certificate, and a Human Resource Management Certificate from two years at Northwest State Community College. He also holds an Environment Protection Agency Class I Water Supply License and a Class II Wastewater Treatment License.
He hopes to use his experience as a past working Administrator and his experience at identifying, managing, and using all resources in an efficient manner. He states “It is hard to decide what changes to implement, but what I do know is that the Lord has blessed me with all the opportunities I have ever had. My beginning goal is to identify what assets Edon Village has, identify current practices, and implement any and all helpful changes to improve efficiency. I am a huge proponent of small town USA and I love living and working in small town USA. I believe each community has its own niche that makes them a great community.”
Randy grew up in Malinta Ohio and has resided in West Unity since 2004. He is married to wife Amanda and they have four children: Ethan – 15, Evan – 12, Eden – 8 and Ezra – 3.
Randy’s favorite and most enjoyable hobby is spending quality time with his wife Amanda. He says, “I have been married for only nine years and I always tell her I love her so much and am very blessed. She always tells me I’m crazy, but I just tell her that everyone is crazy, just in their own special way.” He is also a member of New Hope Community Church and Sons of the American Legion Post 300. He also volunteers his time at Hilltop school events and donating to the Women’s Health Resource Center. His interests include following and watching the Denver Broncos whenever time allows, but wife and children entertain most of his hours.
Monica may be reached at
monica@thevillagereporter.com