The York Water Company announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company has accepted the retirement of its President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey R. Hines effective on March 1, 2020. Mr. Hines served as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer since 2008. The Board has appointed Joseph T. Hand, who has served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer since March 2008, to the officer positions of President and Chief Executive Officer effective March 1, 2020.

In addition, the Board appointed Mr. Hand to the Board of Directors. Mr. Hand was appointed to a class of directors with terms expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hand was Chief of the Navigation Branch, Baltimore District, for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from September 2006 to February 2008, and Deputy Commander and Deputy District Engineer for the Corps of Engineers from June 2003 to September 2006.

Prior to the Army Corps, Mr. Hand held various positions in the U.S. Army. The Board has appointed Mark A. Wheeler, who has served as the Company's Chief Administrative Officer since September 2019, to the officer positions of Chief Operating Officer and Secretary effective March 1, 2020.