The City of Middletown City Council is elevating Ashley Combs to the position of Acting City Manager, effective January 1, 2025.
Ms. Combs has been employed with the City for nine years, beginning as the City’s Planner and working her way up to being appointed in August 2023 as one of the City’s two Assistant City Managers. Ms. Combs previously led the City’s Development Services department.
“Ashley is a great asset to the City and has served the City and its residents well over the last nine years in various leadership roles,” said Vice Mayor Steve West. “I look forward to seeing her showcase her skills and continue the City’s successes.”
Ms. Combs assumes the Acting City Manager role from current Acting City Manager Nathan Cahall, who will be returning to his role as Assistant City Manager after serving as the Acting City Manager since August.
“We all appreciate Nathan’s service to the City. Because we are unique in Butler and Warren counties as having two assistant city managers, some members of City Council simply wanted to give Ashley an equal chance to serve as Acting City Manager prior to making a decision on the full-time City Manager position,” said West. “We look forward to Nathan continuing to support the City’s initiatives and projects he has been working on and continuing to make Middletown great again.”