For Immediate Release
Contact: Kayla Schneider
Phone: (785) 483-6311
Krause Retiring after 44 Years of Service
Rich Krause, Public Works Director, has announced his upcoming retirement after 44 years of public service. Rich began his career with the City of Russell in 1980 working for the Water Department. He also held the positions of Service Person and Water Department Foreman before being promoted to Parks Superintendent and Cemetery Sexton in 1996, a position held for 19 years. Rich was promoted to Public Works Director in 2015.
Rich remained focused on professional growth throughout his City career obtaining a certification in municipal utility management from the Salina Area Vocational Technical School and in 2016 became a Certified Public Manager through completion of the Heartland Certified Public Manager course offered by Kansas University. In 2022, Kansas Rural Water recognized Rich as Public Works Director of the Year.
Outside of work, Rich is very involved in the community and church. He and his wife, Tammy have two grown sons and 1 grandchild.
We are tremendously grateful to Rich for his commitment to public service and the Russell community. His broad knowledge and experience of municipal service has been instrumental to our organizational growth and success. City Manager Kayla Schneider stated “Rich carries with him an immense amount of institutional knowledge that has been invaluable in not only assisting with our daily operations but also in planning for future opportunities. We will greatly miss Rich and appreciate the immeasurable impact he has made on the City of Russell.”
We would like to invite the public to attend a reception in his honor on Friday, February 28, 2025, from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm, to be held in the Council Chambers at the City building to celebrate his years of service. The City of Russell thanks Rich for his years of dedicated service and wishes him well in his future endeavors.
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