Carbondale, Ill. – Acting Carbondale Mayor Don Monty will not be running for the position next year.

Monty made the announcement at last night’s city council meeting. He was appointed to the position in February after former Mayor Joel Fritzler resigned to take a job at Northern Arizona University.

Monty says he won’t run for his former seat on the city council, either. He was elected in 2010, four years after retiring as Assistant City Manager. He’s worked for Carbondale government for over 40 years.

He says he wants to focus on personal and family obligations.