The Shawnee City Council on Monday cleared the way for a veteran Kansas City area municipal official and Johnson County native to become the city’s next permanent city manager. During the city council meeting on Monday night, Mayor Mickey Sandifer formally introduced Paul Kramer as the new city manager. Kramer is currently the city manager in Leavenworth, Kansas, a position he has held for nearly a decade. The Shawnee City Council voted unanimously 8-0 to approve a negotiated contract between the city and Kramer. “Paul is a very qualified individual to come out and hit the ground running with our city,” Sandifer said. “This is what we need at this period in time.” For the past nine years, Kramer has served as the city manager for Leavenworth. According to the Leavenworth city website, before becoming the city manager in Leavenworth, he also served as the assistant city manager and executive director of the Leavenworth Housing Authority. Sandifer said Kramer’s experience made him stand out from the other candidates. “He’s been involved with every facet of the city [of Leavenworth],” he said. “(That’s) very useful for our city.”
Source: Shawnee Mission Post
