Miami Twp. names longtime employee Snyder as new administrator

Snyder worked as a planner for the Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission in Lancaster from 1999 to 2001 before being hired as Miami Twp.’s code enforcement officer in 2001. He was promoted to senior planner in 2003, to assistant planning director in 2006 and director of community development in 2014. He also became the township’s assistant administrator in June 2021.

Snyder earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Iowa.

Hess retired this week after a 45-year career in public service, including more than 35 years in law enforcement, most of it in Miamisburg.