• Job Function: City Administrator
• Credential: No preference
• Salary: $100,000
• Position Type: Full Time
• Population: 2,200
• Website: www.fredoniaks.org, City Administrator Recruitment Profile link
• Where: Fredonia, Kansas (Southeast, Kansas)
• Form of Government: Commission/Administrator

View the recruitment profile at https://rb.gy/k34vaj

Situated on the tallgrass prairie of Southeast Kansas, this community of 2,200 residents is exceptional in its support for local business, community volunteerism, and a family-friendly quality of life. The City of Fredonia seeks a new Administrator to manage its municipal services and contribute leadership for continued infrastructure and economic development.

The City’s strategic location is at the junction of U.S. highways 47 and 400, and less than a two-hour drive to urban centers including Tulsa, Kansas City, Joplin, and Wichita. From its founding as an agricultural community, Fredonia retains a small-town character where neighbors find numerous ways to celebrate and help each other. The community sustains an exceptional rate of volunteerism recruited by a host of nonprofit organizations.

Access to health care is a community strength. The Fredonia Regional Hospital is a critical-care facility with a 24/7 emergency room. The hospital operates the EMS service and two health clinics supported by five physicians. The region is noteworthy as a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts. Four reservoirs are within a 35-minute drive.

Continuing multi-million-dollar investments in infrastructure, a financially stable municipality, and engaged community leadership and volunteerism reveal the collective optimism that Fredonia sustains for its future.

The City is governed by a three-member Commission, the Mayor and two Commissioners, elected on a non-partisan ballot to three-year terms. The Mayor presides at meetings, votes on all matters advanced by the Commission, and signs ordinances. The next election will be in November 2024, when a commissioner’s position is on the ballot.

Salary is $100,000 annually. Fredonia has a nearly 20-year stable history of professionally-managed local government. Position has responsibility for 35 FTEs, $ 10.6 million total annual budget, management of all departments, including three utilities, policy recommendations to City Commission.

Qualified persons are invited to apply by submitting cover letter highlighting experience with the City’s preferred qualifications and resume in one integrated Word or PDF file to Marla Flentje, Fredonia Recruitment Advisor, mflentje@austinpeters.com. More information: (316) 250-1344.