City of Salina Jacob Wood, Salina’s deputy city manager since April 2019, has been appointed interim city manager following a special meeting of the Salina City Commission on Wednesday evening.

Before coming to Salina, Wood served as assistant city manager for the City of Hays starting in 2015 and was previously the city administrator in Oakley.

Wood will step into the interim role on February 7, taking over for Mike Schrage, who resigned during the December 23 meeting to accept a similar position in Warrensburg, Missouri.&nbsp; Wood will serve as interim city manager until a permanent replacement is selected.

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 </figure>City of Salina Jacob Wood, Salina’s deputy city manager since April 2019, has been appointed interim city manager following a special meeting of the Salina City Commission on Wednesday evening.Before coming to Salina, Wood served as assistant city manager for the City of Hays starting in 2015 and was previously the city administrator in Oakley.Wood will step into the interim role on February 7, taking over for Mike Schrage, who resigned during the December 23 meeting to accept a similar position in Warrensburg, Missouri.&nbsp; Wood will serve as interim city manager until a permanent replacement is selected.

Deputy City Manager Jacob Wood named interim city manager