BY DAN HILDEBRAN
General manager
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—City Manager Lynn Rutkowski informed the city council in a Nov. 13 letter that her last day on the job will be Jan. 10.
Rutkowski, who has worked for the municipality for nine-and-a-half years, informed the council of her intention to resign in September, but all the members asked her to reconsider.
Council member Steve Hart said he would not have run for re-election if Rutkowski had not been in office when his last term was up. Hart has since announced he will not seek re-election in 2024.
Mayor Nina Rodenroth echoed Hart’s sentiments, telling the manager she would not have run for city government had Rutkowski not managed the municipality’s day-to-day operations.
The council took steps to persuade Rutkowski to stay on, including its attempts to fill the vacant position of city clerk and convert the position into an assistant city manager. Rutkowski held the clerk’s position before she was appointed to the city’s top staff job.
Rodenroth also wants to review and possibly update the city manager’s job description and salary.
