Gun Barrel City hires new city manager

Gun Barrel City hired a new city manager recently who will be moving to Cedar Creek Lake from Kansas in about two months.

Brett Bauer is now the city manager for Holton, Kansas, a city of 8,000. He was chosen by Gun Barrel City officials from a field of 35 candidates selected by a national search firm.

Bauer will replace longtime former City Manager Gerry Boren who resigned last year and went to work for an East Texas community.

Bauer has 10 years of experience in city management, and he served in the top position in Holton for six years overseeing a staff of 50.

Gun Barrel City Mayor Dennis Baade praised Bauer in a press release, citing his accomplishments in economic development, fiscal responsibility and project management.

Bauer also worked in Smithville, Missouri, in city administration. He holds a master’s degree in public administration, a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a credential manager certification from the International City, County Management Association.

Bauer said in a statement he is eager to move to Cedar Creek Lake to help Gun Barrel City to continue growing and prospering.

Author: David Webb

David Webb is a veteran journalist who has written for the mainstream and alternative media for three decades. He is now a freelancer who lives in the Cedar Creek Lake area.

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