Ray Orb from Cupar has led the association representing 296 rural municipalities for the last nine years.

Orb was first elected to the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Board of Director in 2004.

Orb and his wife Val, who is the mayor of Cupar, plan to spend more time at their seasonal campsite along Lake Diefenbaker at Elbow.

A new SARM president will be elected at the March 2025 convention in Saskatoon.