Waukesha administrator passed over for Missouri job
Waukesha - City Administrator Lori Curtis Luther, one of four finalists for city manager in Columbia, Mo., did not get the job.
Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid announced late Monday that the City Council chose Mike Matthes, an assistant city manager in Des Moines, Iowa, for the city's top manager.
Luther was recruited for the job by a national executive search firm. She grew up near Kansas City, still has family in the area and said the position offered a great career opportunity. All four candidates spent the weekend in Columbia, getting a tour of the city, meeting the public and staff and being interviewed by the 15-member city council.
Columbia is a city of about 108,500 people, compared with Waukesha's 70,000, and it's home to the University of Missouri. Luther came to Waukesha in 2007. She was appointed by then-mayor Larry Nelson, with input from a selection committee, and confirmed by the 15-member Common Council. Nelson was defeated for re-election last April by Jeff Scrima who objected to the city's application for a water supply from Lake Michigan under the Great Lakes Compact.
His early tenure was marred by public disputes over the water application and it led to conflicts with Luther, who said she was given direction from Scrima that contradicted the Common Council's adopted policy. In June, the council unanimously stripped Scrima of authority to oversee and evaluate Luther.
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