The City of Liberal will officially have a new city manager starting in June. … “We have gone through the initial interviews, follow-up interviews and tours and visits to Liberal, and we’ve decided to hire Russell Varnado to be our next city manager,” Liberal Mayor Jeff Parsons said. “Everyone’s had a chance to look over the contract, and he’s scheduled to begin June 2. I’m excited and I think he’s going to do a great job.” During the commissioners’ comments, the commissioners praised Burke’s work as city manager and other work with the city. “I’d like to thank Cal for the time he’s been with the city and how well he’s done and how helpful he’s been with this process,” city commissioner Ron Warren said. “I wish him well and wish him luck, and I hope he’s able to do what he pleases during his retirement. I’ve also got to give credit to all the commissioners up here for going through the process, I know it wasn’t easy because there were a lot of good candidates everyone liked, but I think Russell will do a good job.”
Source: LiberalFirst
