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Valley Center names Cyndra Caston city administrator, start date set for Jan. 26, 2026
Summary
After an executive session on personnel, the council appointed Cyndra Caston as Valley Center city administrator effective Jan. 26, 2026. Council said no action was taken in executive session and formally approved the appointment by motion and voice vote.
Valley Center City Council appointed Cyndra Caston as the city's next city administrator and set her start date for Jan. 26, 2026.
The council recessed into a roughly 10‑minute executive session to discuss an individual employee's performance under KSA 75‑4319(b)(1). After returning to open session, a council member moved to appoint Cyndra Caston "according to the terms finalized by the negotiation committee," the motion was seconded and the presiding official announced the motion carried.
A council member stated that "no action was taken in executive session," then made the motion to appoint Caston. The stated effective first day for the appointee was 2026‑01‑26.
The transcript records the motion and the approval by voice vote; individual roll call votes were not recorded in the public transcript. The council did not provide additional contract details in open session during the meeting.
