Leah McGrath has been a deputy mayor in Fishers since 2015, and will be leaving public service later this month as she assumes a position in the private sector.  She will be heading to Knowledge Services, a firm that will be building its headquarters in Fishers.

McGrath was mentioned as a possible candidate for the 5th District congressional Republican primary next year, but decided not to pursue that office.

As Ms. McGrath departs, speculation is rampant as to who may replace her.  That guessing game may all be for naught.  Mayor Scott Fadness tells LarryInFishers he does not plan to replace Leah McGrath.

There is one more deputy mayor on Fadness’ staff now, Elliott Hultgren.  The mayor is signaling that he may go back to having just one deputy mayor.

There is precedent for reorganizing his staff rather than replace a key top employee.  When Tom Dickey left his post as Community Development Director, Fadness chose not to replace Dickey.  Instead, he reorganized the staff he had on board at the time.

So, look for some shuffling of the mayor’s top staff, but no replacement for the departing Leah McGrath.