FRANKLIN — The city has gone through two acting city managers since March, but starting Monday, Sept. 15, Mitchel Kloewer will be in his new role as the top city staffer.

The city council voted 9-0 to approve a contract for Kloewer, who took a moment at the podium to introduce himself. He told the roughly 40 people in the audience at the council workshop Monday night how excited he was to start the new position, which history tells is not of the faint of heart.

“I don’t know how many of you have noticed me lurking in the back rows of the council meetings for a few months, but I’m anxious to get started and get to work,” Kloewer said. “There are great people doing great things here, and I want to help that out.”

Kloewer is a military veteran, with 28 years in the U.S. Navy and four years

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