The Salina City Commission voted unanimously Monday afternoon to approve an employment contract for Mike Schrage, Salina’s next city manager. Schrage has been serving as interim city manager since June, when former City Manager Jason Gage resigned to become city manager in Springfield, Mo. Before that, Schrage served as Salina’s deputy city manager for 12 1/2 years.
The Salina city manager is responsible to the city commission for the administration of all activities, functions, and programs of the city, in accordance with state law and policies adopted by the city commission.
The commission’s vote formalizes its Dec. 21 decision to offer Schrage the position of city manager.
Schrage said his goals include leading the commission through strategic planning and working on additional budget preparations and capital improvement planning to give commissioners a better sense of the city’s needs and priorities.
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