(KMZA)--Former Marysville Police Chief Todd Ackerman has been hired by the city of Augusta for the position of Director of Public Safety.

Ackerman will succeed former director Bob Sage, who retired in September.

Augusta is a community of 93-hundred in Butler County.

Ackerman has worked in the public safety field for 30 years—including most recently as Chief of Police for the city of Marysville for twenty-two years.

He was relieved of his duties in September by Marysville City Administrator Austin St. John. No reason was given for the action.