(KMZA)--A new officer will be joining the Seneca Police Department.  

The Seneca City Council Wednesday evening approved the hiring of  Austin Watts, of Marysville, at a salary of $20 an hour.  

He is already a certified law enforcement officer, having graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Center in February.   Watts previously worked for the Marysville Police Department.  

He is already living in Seneca.  His wife works at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.  

It hasn't been determined yet when Watts will begin his new job.