City of Delafield - "I am very happy to be back in Wisconsin. I am tired of the Cubs and the Bears."
Said like a true Cheesehead, Timothy Schuenke, a native of Lake Mills, returned to his Wisconsin roots Thursday night when he accepted an appointment as administrator for the City of Delafield.
Schuenke, 57, took advantage of an early retirement incentive plan offered by the City of Park Ridge, Illinois and resigned as city manager in February.
In his letter of resignation, he said one of his life's goals was to finish his local government career in Wisconsin where he wanted to retire.
Schuenke began his career about 30 years working for his home town and also the City of Jefferson before he moved to Illinois.
His wife Peggy and son Matt were in attendance during Thursday night's special session of the Common Council where his $93,500 a year contract was approved.
He was among more than 40 candidates who applied for the position that became vacant when former administrator Matt Carlson was fired late last year.
He was among the seven finalists, including other Illinois municipal government administrators, who were interviewed for the posts on July 13 and 14.
The day before his interview with the Common Council, he was received a life time achievement award from the Illinois City/County Management Association.
All of the members of the Schuenke family are employed in municipal government. Matt Schuenke is an administrative assistant for the the Village of Whitefish Bay and Peggy Schuenke is a communication coordinator for the Village of Western Springs in Illinois.