Until a few weeks ago he was the city manager in Osawatomie Kansas. It's been all over Miami County that he is moving north to become finance director here in Shawnee.
Wonder when the official announcement will be made? Oh well. Mr. Cawby has a pretty impressive resumé, which can be viewed on Linked In
He will be replacing Maureen Rogers who retired after 7 years with Shawnee. That does bring up some questions. While Ms. Rogers was with Shawnee the city received various awards and accolades for its financial reports, departmental audits etc. Her retirement seemed to come rather suddenly without much notice. Usually a department director gives a substantial amount of notice. Also, it does not appear that the usual retirement party was held at city hall. What happened here? Was Ms. Rogers forced into an early retirement? It all seems strange, again, in view of the various positive reports and items of recognition the department received while she was here. Maybe someday we'll find out.
