Ken Seiling, Waterloo region's longest serving chair, will have a museum named after him to mark his exit from municipal politics.

After serving as chair for 33 years, Seiling chose not to run in the 2018 election, saying it was "time for other people to come along and step in."

During a tribute event Sunday night, a special committee announced their intention to rename the Waterloo Region Museum after Seiling in honour of his contributions to the community.

They are proposing the museum now be named the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum.

"I had a hint that was coming," Seiling told The Morning Edition's Craig Norris. "It's not my style, so they wanted to make sure they weren't going to do something that I wasn't comfortable with."

It may not have been his style, but Seiling said he was very honoured by the naming.

The region said in a press release that council will vote on the name change at a Nov. 14 meeting.