By Patricia A. Scheyer

NKyTribune reporter

FORT THOMAS

Fort Thomas council voted this week to vacate Mayor Eric Haas’ seat. Haas suffered a stroke in September and has been on medical leave. As tough as the decision was for the city, the Haas family wrote a letter to council agreeing with the decision to put another person in the mayoral role, and it was read at the council meeting this week, saying that at this time Haas has to focus on himself to recover.

Council then voted to put council member Andy Ellison in the role of interim mayor, with only one member abstaining. Ellison had previously started a campaign to run for mayor in the election in November 2026, although he has not as yet filed to run for that office.

The change was made because council felt that they needed a mayor

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