Clayton city manager appointed
After a rather long search, the city of Clayton has chosen a new city manager, replacing Mike Schoedel who resigned last fall to take a position in the private sector. The Board of Aldermen have selected Craig Owens who has been the city manager in Rowlett, Texas, since 20054.
Rowlett Texas is in Dallas County, near Garland and has a population of nearly 55,000 with a city budget of $81 millions and 350 employees. In Clayton he will oversee 7 departments with 180 employees and a budget of $37 million. Owens has a bachelor's degree in political science from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Kansas.
He previously was the city administrator in O'Fallon, Illinois and assistant city manager in Hazelwood, Missouri.
The Dallas Morning News must not think Clayton is much of a job compared to Rowlett when they reported the story today.
Rowlett City Manager Craig Owens resigned Wednesday to take a similar position in far smaller Clayton, Mo. Clayton is near St. Louis, and Mr. Owens previously worked for two other cities in the area.
Mr. Owens, 39, had worked for Rowlett for more than five years,
including the last three as city manager. His resignation is effective
June 27. The U.S. Census Bureau's most recent estimate, in 2006, put Clayton's
population at slightly more than 16,000, compared with nearly 55,000
for Rowlett. Mr. Owens'
salary in Clayton wasn't immediately available. He received a $145,000
annual salary plus a $600-a-month car allowance when he became Rowlett
city manager in 2005, City Council member Cindy Rushing said at the
time."
Congrats to Craig!
Craig was new in O'Fallon when I was an intern in Clayton for Scott Randall, who is now two city administrators ago. Craig is a great guy and should be a good fit for Clayton, the city with the greatest Assistant City Manager in the world: Lenore Toser-Aldaz.
Posted by: Allen Adomite | May 28, 2008 at 08:57 PM
It's a small world, isn't it?
Posted by: diane | May 29, 2008 at 07:38 AM
Congratulations, Craig! Glad to see you're moving back North. Best of luck.
Posted by: Jason Wessel | June 16, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Clayton?? Very swanky! Congratulations and welcome home. We're happy to have you back!
Posted by: Julie Scannell | June 16, 2008 at 01:25 PM