(KNZA)--A new Sabetha City Administrator has been hired.

The Sabetha Herald reports the Sabetha City Commission, during a special meeting October 8, approved a contract with Nick Rizzio.

Rizzio has served as the municipal project manager for the city of Arkansas City, Kansas since April 2022.

Most of his career has been spent in the private sector.

Rizzio will begin his new job with the city of Sabetha December 15.

He will replace former longtime city administrator Doug Allen, who recently retired.