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Vicksburg Village Manager Jim Mallery has announced he intends to retire at the end of 2026.
While some municipal leaders might have suspected this would be Mallery’s last year, his intentions were made official during an optimistic and emotional, seven-minute speech at the council’s Jan. 5 meeting.
Reading from a prepared statement, Mallery touched on a number of key issues and high points the village has experienced since he stepped into the municipality’s highest, non-elected position in 2016.
Mallery’s professional career started in 1991 with Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. He retired after 25 years with the agency before accepting the village manager’s job in Vicksburg in January 2016.
Mallery, who turns 58 today, assured the council that, despite his end-of-year retirement, he vows to stay committed to his job every day through Dec. 31.
Village President Tim Frisbie said a candidate search to secure Mallery’s successor is a high priority and will start later in the year. He invited Mallery to take part in the process.
