Mansfield City Councilwoman Garnetta Pender is retiring at the end of the year. Pender was honored at this week’s meeting, as she will be moving to the Carolina’s to be closer to her family. Pender spent 23 years working for the Richland County Board of Elections and was elected to City Council back in 2011. RichlandSource.com reports, Pender has lived in Mansfield’s 6th ward for over 40 years.