Since 1982, Mike has held the position of Engineering Technician, CDBG Coordinator, Acting Economic Development Director, CDC Director, Assistant Planning Director, and Development Director with Butler County. He has been the Director of Development since the Department was reorganized in 1991. Prior to 1982, he worked as a Planner for the City of Middletown. Mike holds degrees in Architectural Technology and Urban Planning. Both degrees are from the University of Cincinnati. He is a member of the American Planning Association (APA) and is the past president of the County Planning Directors' Association of Ohio. He currently serves on the OKI Executive, Budget and Intermodal Coordinating Committees as well as the Steering Committee of the OKI Land Use Commission. He also served on the Governor's Task Force for Farmland Preservation and is a member of the Natural Resource Assistance Council for the Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program. Mike has been living in Butler County with his wife and three children since 1980. He is active with his church and youth sports.

David has been with the Department since 1995.  Mr. Fehr received his Bachelor of Urban Planning Degree in 1993 from the University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Art Architecture and Planning.

David's primary duties include assisting communities prepare long range land use plans, zoning administration, subdivision review and serves as the secretary to the Butler County Planning Commission and Butler County Rural Zoning Commission.  In addition to his planning activities, he supervises the Cooperative Education/Intership Program with local universities in which undergraduate planning students earn class credit for full-time employment in their field of study.

David is a member of the American Planning Association (APA) and a recipient of the 2004 Friend of Conservation Award given by the Butler County Soil and Water Conservation District.

In his spare time David might be found with his wife and daughters coaching baseball and soccer, or cruising the streets in his 1936 Ford Pickup Truck.

Joe has been with the Department since January 2005. He is in his second stint with the Department of Development having worked as a Community Development Specialist in 2001 and 2002. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Urban & Regional Planning from Miami University, a Master of City & Regional Planning and a Master of Public Policy & Management from Ohio State University.

Joe is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and the American Planning Association (APA). Joe has also worked for the City of Dublin, the Columbus Design Center, and the State of Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA).

Besides day-to-day planning functions, Joe's primary duties include presenting zoning text and map amendments to the County's Planning Commission, Rural Zoning Commission and County Commissioners.  He also coordinates the Department's GIS efforts.  Joe is active in his church and community.

Lee joined the Department of Development in 2006 as Administrative Secretary.  In addition to usual administrative duties, Lee maintains the department expenses, budget reports and department website.  She also maintains the records and distribution of correspondence for the Planning Commission, Rural Zoning Commission, and the Land Use Coordinating Committee (LUCC).  She received her degree in Marketing & Graphic Communications in 2003 and has extensive administrative experience in a variety of industries.  Lee and her husband relocated to Ohio from Wisconsin in 2006 and born and raised in Massachusetts.