Leslie Kay Hamada was named the Honorary Citizen of the Year while Jeff Wagner, who is also the Mayor Pro Tem, was named Covington Citizen of the Year at the Covington City Council meeting Tuesday night.

The city recognizes two outstanding individuals each year as its Citizen of the Year and Honorary Citizen of the Year.

In recent years these honored individuals have been volunteers, advocates, ambassadors, dedicated residents and real assets of the city of Covington.