Columbus Public Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. at a press conference on July 8, 2021.
City of Columbus Public Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. announced his retirement Thursday morning after serving the city in various positions for 40 years.
Pettus said in a press release he will be retiring to focus on his family as he soon turns 70.
“Serving this city has been my honor and privilege, he said. This is the community that made me. It is a part of who I am, and always will be.”
Pettus spent 35 years with the Columbus Division of Fire where he became the city s first African American fire chief in 2002. In 2016, Mayor Andrew Ginther appointed him as the city s public safety director. Ginther said Pettus long career with the city has been incredible.
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