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Herington city manager Thatcher Motti resigns; commission moves to executive session on personnel

Herington City Commission · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Herington City Manager Thatcher Motti announced his resignation at the Feb. 17 meeting, citing three years of service and ongoing projects; the commission moved into an executive session on employer-employee negotiations under KSA 70-843-19(3). A formal recorded vote accepting the resignation is not present in the transcript.

Thatcher Motti, Herington's city manager, told the City Commission on Feb. 17 that he was "here before you tonight to formally submit my resignation," and reviewed three years of work including a capital improvement plan, Safe Routes to School and moderate-income housing grant efforts and other projects. Motti said he planned to "work hard through my last day" and to assist with a smooth transition.

The commission had no public comment from commissioners on the resignation. Speaker 1 moved that the commission accept the resignation, effective Feb. 10 with a final date of March 18; Speaker 5 seconded.…

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