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City Commission appoints Jayme Minton to fill commissioner vacancy

City of Manhattan News Posted on May 29, 2024

(MANHATTAN, Kan. – May 29, 2024) — The Manhattan City Commission during a special meeting on Tuesday, May 28 voted 3-1 to appoint Jayme Minton to fill the commissioner vacancy created by Wynn Butler’s resignation.

Minton will be sworn in and take her seat at the regular City Commission meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4. She will serve for the remainder of Butler’s term, which expires on January 6, 2026.

The City Commission chose to proceed with an appointment rather than a special election for reasons outlined by Mayor Susan Adamchak and affirmed by fellow commissioners at the meeting, including cost associated with a special election, short turnaround between primary and general elections, not delaying seating the new commissioner until January 2025, and the need to have someone seated soon due to the ongoing City Manager search.

Per City Code Sec. 2-16, the City Commission can fill this vacancy by appointment (by a majority vote of the remaining commissioners). Prior vacancies have been filled by appointment, except for last year’s election to fill the vacancy created by former commissioner Usha Reddi’s resignation, which aligned with an already scheduled local election.

In addition to suggesting some names for consideration, commissioners heard from several interested applicants for the position during public comment, Minton being one of those.

A native of the Perry-Lecompton area, Minton moved to Manhattan in 2005 to attend Kansas State University, where she graduated with her bachelor’s degree in sociology. After college, she started her career at the Flint Hills Job Corps and then Meadowlark Hills starting in 2010.

At Meadowlark Hills, Minton oversees the operations for home health, food service, independent living, campus sales, and several other service areas.

Minton has co-chaired the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Classroom-to-Career Partnership since its inception and is a member of the Chamber Membership Committee. She also has served on the Move MHK! Steering Committee and Manhattan Community Health Foundation Gala Committee.


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