Ohio wildlife chief to resign
Assocated Press
COLUMBUS
Ohio’s wildlife chief is resigning next month after four years on the job, where he was involved in fights with lawmakers over deer-hunting changes and with the inspector general over purported on-duty hunting by wildlife officers.
Scott Zody submitted his resignation from the $108,000-a-year job last week, telling his staff in an email that the decision was of his choosing and under his terms, The Columbus Dispatch reported. The resignation is effective Oct. 2.
Zody, 49, had served as director of the wildlife division at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources since November 2011.
He said in an email to staff that they accomplished a lot during his time at the helm, but he was disappointed that they haven’t achieved long-term financial stability for the division.
“The past four years serving as your chief have been challenging to say the least, but in spite of the obstacles placed before us, we still accomplished much,” Zody wrote.