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LLongtime City Manager, Ron Bowman, retired this June after 40 years of working for the city. While Bowman will be greatly missed, the City is happy to welcome Ben Thatcher as the new City Manager for the City of Boerne. A coach at heart, Thatcher loves a good strategy that allows players to make game-winning plays and drives the whole team to succeed. By setting and meeting goals, Ben strongly believes in the the University of North Texas. Mr. Thatcher grew up in a household that values the importance of public service with a father in city management, a brother who serves as a city attorney and former local city councilman, and three other brothers who work for local municipalities in North Texas. When not at work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and four children. city of boerne welcomes new city Manager capabilities of local government to impact the Boerne is chartered as a home rule city and quality of life of communities. operates under the council-manager form of gov
Mr. Thatcher began his career in public service ernment. The City Council appoints a professional in 2002 in North Texas. He quickly moved up in manager to administer city operations and to serve his professional career and became the Assistant as the chief executive officer of the city. The City City Manager in Southlake in 2007 -- a position Council is responsible for city legislation and he held before coming to Boerne. In 1995, the policy-making. In general, the job of the city mancitizens of Boerne voted to become a Home Rule ager is to see that all laws, ordinances, and policy City and in 2020 Mr. Thatcher became its second directives of the City Council are carried out. City Manager. Boerne’s city manager is responsible for the
During his career, he has remained active in appointment of all city employees, with the excepmultiple professional and volunteer groups, including International tion of the City Attorney. The manager makes budget and other City/County Manager’s Association, Texas City Management recommendations to the City Council and advises the council of Association, and Boy Scouts of America just to name a few. the city’s current conditions and future needs. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication from the If you see Ben out and about give him a warm welcome as he University of Utah and a Master of Public Administration from continues to learn more about our wonderful community. BBM
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