Veteran Youngstown health commissioner plans to retire

YOUNGSTOWN — Neil H. Altman plans to retire as commissioner of the Youngstown City Health District effective May 1.

In a letter to the health board, Altman, who has been on sick leave for eight months, said it is “in the best interests of the health district, the board and staff for me to say goodbye.”

The board is expected to act on Altman’s retirement at its meeting scheduled for Tuesday, said Lillian Cunningham, Altman’s executive assistant.

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