(KLZA)-- The City of Tecumseh has a new City Clerk / Treasurer.

The Tecumseh Chieftan reports Janelle Moran was appointed to the position during a special Council meeting on June 21.

Mayor Jesse Grof told those in attendance the appointment and replacement of Lisa Beethe had nothing to do with a personnel issue, noting he wants to take the city in a new direction.

City Council members voted to accept the appointment and set Moran's salary at $48-thousand annually.