The Town of Grand Chute is once again seeking a new administrator.
Richard Downey resigned effective Aug. 31 in what Grand Chute Town Chair Beth English told The Post-Crescent was a “mutually agreed upon separation.”
The town “wishes him much success in his future endeavors,” she said Sept. 3.
Downey was appointed to the town administrator role in December 2022 and started on Jan. 8, 2023. He succeeded interim administrator Jeff O’Dell, who was placed in the role in June 2022 following the firing of the previous administrator, Jim March, on May 2, 2022.
Downey previously served a short stint in 2022 as assistant city administrator in Altoona, a community of 8,800 people located just east of Eau Claire, and was also village administrator for Kronenwetter, a community of 8,500 located south of Wausau, from 2012 to 2022.
The process to appoint an interim administrator was started at the Sept. 2 town board meeting, English said, and the town is hiring a firm to help fill the vacant administrator position. English did not share details as to why Downey left the position.
Duke Behnke contributed to this report.
Contact Kelli Arseneau at (920) 213-3721 or karseneau@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @ArseneauKelli.
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Richard Downey out as Grand Chute town administrator; replacement sought
Reporting by Kelli Arseneau, Appleton Post-Crescent / Appleton Post-Crescent
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