After a nationwide search that identified numerous candidates for the position of Town Manager, the Mooresville Town Board has announced that Steven Husemann is its choice for the managerial position. Husemann will begin serving as Town Manager on September second.
“We’re excited about the opportunity of having someone with Mr. Husemann’s experience and qualifications to guide Mooresville into the future,” said Town of Mooresville Mayor Bill Thunberg. “We’re confident that Mr. Husemann will provide the leadership that the town employees and the citizens of Mooresville expect.”
Prior to joining the Town of Mooresville, Husemann served as the Executive Director of the Miami Valley Communications Council, a council of governments that includes eight full member cities and 16 affiliate members. Husemann has over 30 years of municipal managerial experience, including numerous city manager positions in Ohio.
“I am really honored to have been selected as Mooresville’s new Town Manager and I will work hard to prove worthy of the confidence that the Commission has placed in me”, said Husemann.
“I am looking forward to the challenges and opportunities involved and will work closely with the Town Commission to start serving the residents as effectively as possible. My wife and I are eager to get deeply involved in the community”.
Husemann’s wife, Diana, is a speech therapist. His son, Matthew, is a Captain in the Air Force and a C-5 Pilot, currently assigned to the Pentagon. He is married to Sarah; they have daughters, Claire (2 years) and Audrey (4 months).
Another daughter, Emily, will marry Lloyd Spring on August 9th; she will receive her Doctorate of Physical Therapy on August 24th from the Ohio State University. They will live in Dublin, Ohio. Wife Diana’s sister and her family live in Rock Hill S.C. Steve’s brother and wife live in Wilmington, N.C.
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Good luck Steve. I hope you actually do some of the tough things that need to be done,i.e., personnel changes.
If you folks want a real eye-opener got to the TOM homepage and click on appointed committees. Look at how many commissioners are serving on these critical boards(well,maybe not beautification!). To me, this is a direct conflict of interest. These positions should be manned by town citizens and I don't think you should be eligible to serve on more than 1 board at a time. Good 'ol boy in action again.
I'd like to know more about Husemann's experience and credentials. What is his other work experience? Where did he go to college, and what degrees did he earn? I thought it odd that the town's press release did not have these details... there seemed to be more about his children's credentials than his! Can you get us any of this information?
A couple of other people have hit the nail right on the head in some other places in this blog. Erskine Smith is a leftover "cancer" from the Knox/McLean Reign of Terror. As long as he sits in Town Hall we can kiss honest governing goodbye.
Erskine's what I call a "scale tipper". His tricks work best when he's in the background. Just like he did with Jamie Justice (which ended up costing Justice his job), he'll wink and nod the new manager into his own agenda. That way he'll get to keep working for the handful of people he's always worked for (that includes himself, of course). And when things turn belly up, it won't be him holding the bag. It'll be the new town manager. THAT IS IF the new town manager falls for Erskine's "I'm just a good ole boy, and I've been around a while, and let me just help you out a bit" routine.
Of course, there's always the chance the new guy will see Erskine for the sly sloth and leech that he is. Then the story could turn out very different.
Well, I'll give the guy a chance. Once he gets out of the honeymoon phase, we'll see if it's just status quo.
Susan Knapp has a great point about how there has been virtually nothing reported about Steven Husemann's educational background. I, too, would like to hear more about that. Unfortunately, we already have someone in a top management position who does not possess the most stellar educational background. We truly need a highly educated professional managing our growing town and the many challenges that brings.
Here's a passage from Marusak's story in Sunday's Lake Norman Neighbors that I wasn't excited to see:
"'I'd be foolish to try to come in and solve all problems in the first week,' Husemann said, when asked which issues he learned about in his interviews for the job and would want to address. He said he prefers receiving guidance from the board and working closely with the commissioners."
Receiving guidance ... working closely ... here we go again.
Mr. Husemann, here is the best piece of advice you may ever get in your new job. You can certainly take it or leave it, but here it is. If Erskine Smith says "go right", I'd go left. If he says "yes", I'd say "no way", and if he backs something, I'd run the other way.
When the town of Charlotte went looking for a new police chief and they narrowed the finalists down, they had a town hall meeting with the public . They actually gave the citizens a chance to meet a public servant and voice their opinion to those making the choice. What did this town do? Hold all proceedings in closed personnel meetings and let us learn about it in the papers of neighboring communities and through the blog of one smart cookie. That's just typical of the arrogance we face. Are you coming Monday the 4th?
"how you are going to change the world and how you insist on justice." Now you are catching on!!!
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