Princeton's city manager sworn in

PRINCETON — Princeton’s new city manager was sworn into office at Monday’s city council meeting. City Clerk Clyde Wray gave the oath of office to Jeff Fiegenschuh as Princeton’s new city manager, replacing Andrew Brannen who left in June.

Fiegenschuh comes to Princeton from Sac City, Iowa, where he was city administrator for two years. He had previously served as city administrator at David City, Neb. Fiegenschuh is a graduate of the University of Nebraska in Omaha, and Wayne State College, in Wayne, Neb.

After Monday’s 15-minute council meeting, Fiegenschuh talked about his first day in office and some of the priorities he has as city manager.

“One of my top priorities is working to bring some businesses out to our tech park. It’s a great location and we want to fill it,” Fiegenschuh said. “The mayor and I will sit down this week and talk about some business recruitment prospects.”

Another top priority is working with department heads and the city council on the new budget, which has to be approved by May 1, Fiegenschuh said.

The Main Street streetscape project is another good project for the city and is on schedule, Fiegenschuh said.

“I will continue to work with the council, the mayor and the street department to make sure the streetscape project continues to goes through the different phases and ultimately gets done,” the new city manager said.

Fiegenschuh described himself as a Type A personality who will work hard at his job.

“I’m very driven to succeed. I believe if you’re going to do the job, you should do it 110 percent. I will work hard every day to make Princeton a better community for the residents,” Fiegenschuh said. “I’m very glad to be in Princeton. I was very impressed with the mayor and the council when I interviewed. There’s a lot of things going on here. I’m really looking forward to digging in and getting the job done.”

At Monday’s meeting, Mayor Keith Cain welcomed Fiegenschuh to the city and expressed confidence the council and city administrator will work well together for the betterment

“We appreciate having you here,” Cain said.

Also during Monday’s meeting, Fiegenschuh said he and City Clerk Clyde Wray had talked about developing a program to help city employees stop smoking.

The council gave Fiegenschuh the go-ahead to develop a proposal for the council.

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