Newport names new city manager, Tom Fromme to retire after 19 years in role [Video]

NEWPORT, Ky. — The Newport City Commission has decided who will succeed long-time City Manager Tom Fromme, who announced in September he would retire at the end of this year.

Fromme has been the Newport city manager for 19 years and has worked for the city for a total of 44 years.

Now, city leaders have decided the current assistant city manager will step into his role when he retires. City commissioners decided Wednesday that John Hayden “will replace his mentor as the city manager of Newport,” according to a press release.

That means Hayden will vacate the assistant city manager role so, in turn, commissioners determined that Newport Zoning Administrator Brian Steffen will be voted in to fill that position.

Both will begin their new duties on January 1, the city announced.

In addition to serving as assistant city manager, Hayden also spent eight years as a Newport City …