Outgoing Mayor Distler ALMOST Explains Workers Abandoning Ship In Shawnee

This nice little suburb can get nasty when  it comes to municipal politics. 

Whilst this report doesn't tell us much . . . We do learn that working in the Golden Ghetto is getting rougher amid worsening political turmoil. 

Check-it . . .

In just the past year, Shawnee lost a city manager, communications director, finance director and deputy city manager, among others. While those employees have mostly declined to speak publicly, some officials argue they left because the council majority repeatedly ignored their legal advice and recommendations.

“We have lost several quality award winning employees over the last three years with a lot of institutional knowledge and several of them taking steps down in both title and salary so they were not leaving for promotions, salary, or benefits,” Mayor Michelle Distler, who is not seeking reelection in November, told The Star in an email.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Exodus of high-level staff in this Johnson County city as tensions flare with council

A number of department heads and other high-level staff have resigned from the city of Shawnee, and some officials blame the exodus on tense conflicts with the City Council. In just the past year, Shawnee lost a city manager, communications director, finance director and deputy city manager, among others.