Assistant Johnson County manager to retire after decades of public service [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Assistant Johnson County Manager Joe Connor announced he will retire Dec. 20 after nearly 40 years of public service in Wyandotte and Johnson counties.

Connor worked as the assistant county manager in Johnson County for almost five years after spending more than three decades working in Wyandotte County.

Among the jobs he held in Wyandotte County were director of public health and assistant county manager, according to a news release from Johnson County’s Public Affairs and Communications Department.

“I have greatly appreciated Joe’s focus on building relationships within and outside the organization, his depth of understanding about how county governments operate and his commitment to serve the community,” Johnson County Manager Penny Postoak Ferguson stated in the news release.

 With his experience leading a public health department, Connor was valuable in the efforts to develop policies in Johnson County during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Connor led a …