Carl Slaugh, a former city administrator in Hiawatha and Basehor, will be offered the job to replace outgoing Iola City Administrator Judy Brigham.
Iola City Council members approved the job offer at their regular meeting Monday evening, following two rounds of interviews with Slaugh, 63.
“I’m very excited about the opportunity,” Slaugh told the Register in a telephone interview. “I don’t have any particular concern other than to help lead the effort to keep the city’s utility rates low and work on economic development.”
Terms of Slaugh’s employment are still to be negotiated, council members said.
Brigham will retire in September.
Slaugh also is a retired 20-year Air Force pilot who said he pursued a career in city administration because of its similiarites to his work environment in the military.
After earning a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas, Slaugh was hired as a capital improvement coordinator in Merriam.
From there, he served four years as city administrator in Hiawatha and three more in Basehore.
Slaugh resigned his post in Basehor in 2009 after city council members there failed to extend his contract.
Slaugh said he also worked with an eight-member city council in Merriam, “and they worked very effectively.” He predicted a similar working environment with Iola councilmen.
Slaugh’s hiring passed with a 7-1 vote.
Council member Steve French noted that he was unable to participate in the interview process because he was in Topeka last week. While he supported Slaugh’s hiring, he abstained from voting.
An abstention is counted as a “no” vote. By RICHARD LUKEN
richard@iolaregister.com
Carl Slaugh, a former city administrator in Hiawatha and Basehor, will be offered the job to replace outgoing Iola City Administrator Judy Brigham.
Iola City Council members approved the job offer at their regular meeting Monday evening, following two rounds of interviews with Slaugh, 63.
“I’m very excited about the opportunity,” Slaugh told the Register in a telephone interview. “I don’t have any particular concern other than to help lead the effort to keep the city’s utility rates low and work on economic development.”
Terms of Slaugh’s employment are still to be negotiated, council members said.
Brigham will retire in September.
Slaugh also is a retired 20-year Air Force pilot who said he pursued a career in city administration because of its similiarites to his work environment in the military.
After earning a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas, Slaugh was hired as a capital improvement coordinator in Merriam.
From there, he served four years as city administrator in Hiawatha and three more in Basehore.
Slaugh resigned his post in Basehor in 2009 after city council members there failed to extend his contract.
Slaugh said he also worked with an eight-member city council in Merriam, “and they worked very effectively.” He predicted a similar working environment with Iola councilmen.
Slaugh’s hiring passed with a 7-1 vote.
Council member Steve French noted that he was unable to participate in the interview process because he was in Topeka last week. While he supported Slaugh’s hiring, he abstained from voting.
An abstention is counted as a “no” vote.
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