MANHATTAN — City Manager Ron Fehr announced Friday that previous Assistant to the City Manager, Jared Wasinger, has been named Assistant City Manager for the City of Manhattan, according to a media release from the city.
Wasinger will be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day management of City operations including supervision of staff and administrative policy development; working with the City Manager and Deputy City Manager on various projects and redevelopment activities; serving as the City Manager’s designated representative to the Riley County Law Board, and staff liaison to the City-University Special Projects Fund Committee.
“I am excited to announce the promotion of Jared Wasinger to serve as Assistant City Manager for the City of Manhattan. Jared has worked for the City successfully for the past six years,” says Ron Fehr. “I believe Jared will continue to have a positive impact within the organization and the community by assisting with day-to-day project management as well as helping to identify creative and innovative solutions to community challenges while enhancing City services. He has done an excellent job recently leading and starting the implementation of the City’s Strategic Plan.”
Wasinger is from Hays, KS and graduated from Kansas State University for both his undergraduate degree and Master’s Degree in Public Administration. He began working for the City in 2015 as a summer intern in the Human Resources Department, then as a Management intern in the the City Manager’s Office. Jared was hired full-time with the City as a Management Assistant in 2016. In December 2017, he he was promoted to Assistant to the City Manager.
“I am honored to serve in this role and work for this organization and the community,” says Wasinger. "We have amazing, dedicated people working for the City and I am proud to work with them."
Kristen Dolf will fill the position previously held by Wasinger, and be promoted to the role of Assistant to the City Manager. Dolf previously served as a Management Assistant and has worked in the City Manager's Office since 2016. Prior to joining the City Manager's Office, Dolf worked in the Public Works Department from 2013-2016 as a Senior Administrative Assistant. In 2020, Dolf received her Master's Degree in Public Administration at K-State.