Seven months after the previous town manager resigned under pressure from the Town Board, the Town of Mooresville has hired his replacement. Steven Husemann had been executive director of the Miami Valley Communications Council, a council of governments in Ohio. In 30 years in local government, he also has been town manager for various Ohio municipalities. He starts Sept. 2, according to a press release.

Assistant Town Manager Erskine Smith had been acting town manager since the January resignation of Jamie Justice. Mr. Justice was asked to resign by a majority of Mooresville board members following controversies over personnel, water treatment and other issues.

Mr. Husemann and his wife have family in Rock Hill and Wilmington, according to Mooresville Commissioner Frank Rader.

Here’s the text of Mooresville’s press release:

Friday, August 1, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STEVEN HUSEMANN NAMED AS TOWN OF MOORESVILLE TOWN MANAGER

Mooresville, N.C. August 1, 2008 – After a nationwide search that identified numerous candidates for the position of Town Manager, the Mooresville Town Board has announced that Steven Husemann is its choice for the managerial position. Husemann will begin serving as Town Manager on September second.

“We’re excited about the opportunity of having someone with Mr. Husemann’s experience and qualifications to guide Mooresville into the future,” said Town of Mooresville Mayor Bill Thunberg. “We’re confident that Mr. Husemann will provide the leadership that the town employees and the citizens of Mooresville expect.”

Prior to joining the Town of Mooresville, Husemann served as the Executive Director of the Miami Valley Communications Council, a council of governments that includes eight full member cities and 16 affiliate members. Husemann has over 30 years of municipal managerial experience, including numerous city manager positions in Ohio.

“I am really honored to have been selected as Mooresville’s new Town Manager and I will work hard to prove worthy of the confidence that the Commission has placed in me”, said Husemann.

“I am looking forward to the challenges and opportunities involved and will work closely with the Town Commission to start serving the residents as effectively as possible. My wife and I are eager to get deeply involved in the community”.

Husemann’s wife, Diana, is a speech therapist. His son, Matthew, is a Captain in the Air Force and a C-5 Pilot, currently assigned to the Pentagon. He is married to Sarah; they have daughters, Claire (2 years) and Audrey (4 months).

Another daughter, Emily, will marry Lloyd Spring on August 9th; she will receive her Doctorate of Physical Therapy on August 24th from the Ohio State University. They will live in Dublin, Ohio.