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Change in Hiawatha leadership set

By Greg Bebermeyer

06/07/2018

(KNZA)--A change in Hiawatha leadership is set later this month.

Mayor Dr. Steffen Shamburg will resign at the end of the June 18th city commission meeting and an interim mayor will be appointed to fill the remainder of his term.

The longtime Hiawatha doctor announced last October that he will be moving to Wabaunsee County this summer and starting a new practice in the Manhattan area.

Shamburg has served as mayor since May 2015 and prior to that served as police commissioner.

Bill Collins, who currently serves as finance commissioner and is running unopposed for election as mayor, agreed at Monday’s Commission meeting to serve as interim mayor.

That means someone will have to be appointed to serve the remainder of Collins term as finance commissioner, which expires in January.

Both positions are up for election in November.

Two candidates, John Merchant Jr. and Matthew Haws, are vying for the position of finance commissioner but Shamburg said he did not believe either should be appointed to the interim position because it would give that candidate an unfair advantage.

Anyone interested in serving as interim finance commissioner should contact city hall.

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alberthaws (06/07/2018 10:39 AM)

Really Dr. Shamburg? You stand in judgement of anyone, really?