Leins Decides to Stay in Peekskill as City Manager After All
Peekskill City Manager Richard Leins apparently had a change of heart and is staying put.
Peekskill Mayor Andre Rainey announced Friday that Leins, who submitted his resignation in July and was slated to depart in mid-October, plans to continue his service to the city.
“I am happy the city will continue to benefit from Richard’s experience and knowledge. I look forward to continue working together, and to the additional successes ahead, here in Peekskill,” Rainey said.
Leins, who has worked for Peekskill for more than three years, did not give any reason why his career plans changed.
“It is my pleasure to have the opportunity to work with the Mayor, Council and staff and serve the City of Peekskill, a dynamic and diverse community with a very bright future,” Leins stated.
Leins, who previously served for more than a decade as village manager in Ossining, was initially brought in as interim city manager by former Mayor Frank Catalina after ex-city manager Anthony Ruggiero, who butted heads with Catalina, left for a job in the City of Beacon.
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