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12•15•22
Welcome Our New City Manager
Matt has worked in city government for the past 16 years in Shawnee and Lansing, Kansas. He has an AAS in Civil Engineering Technology, a BS in Business Administration from Kansas State University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Kansas.
Both the City and Matt have agreed to terms and signed the Employment Agreement. Matt is expected to join us in late January. His wife and two children will move to Independence as soon as school in Kansas lets out for the summer. We are very excited to have Matt join us.

12•14•22
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