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Pregont named Atchison's Interim City Manager

By Brian Hagen

08/17/2021

Assistant Atchison City Manager Justin Pregont/Credit: City of Atchison

(KAIR)--Atchison’s Assistant City Manager becomes Interim City Manager.

The unanimous vote of the Atchison City Commission, naming Justin Pregont to fill to position vacated by Becky Berger, was made during Monday night’s meeting of the Commission.

The vote installing Pregont to head the City’s key role followed a 15-minute closed-door, executive session relating to personnel matters of non-elected personnel.

It was not immediately stated what the process will be for filling the position permanently.

Berger resigned last week for reasons not stated publicly.

She held the position of City Manager from 2018 until her resignation.

She first began working for the City of Atchison in 2012, as Assistant City Manager/Finance Director.

The Commission Monday also accepted for publication the proposed 2022 budget for the City of Atchison.

A budget hearing is scheduled for September 7 as part of that day’s regular Commission meeting.

According to the City, “the proposed budget keeps the combined general fund and debt service mill levy unchanged, which coupled with a modest increase in assessed valuation, will result in an additional levy of $24,148.”

The total proposed budget for 2022 is $31,031,631. Property tax levy funds make up $10,682,862 of the total proposed budget, with a General Fund budget of $9,811,612 and Debt Service Fund budget of $871,250.

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