City of Hutchinson, Kansas
Matthew Williams, AICP, is currently the Director of Community Development for the City of Hutchinson, Kansas, since December 2023. Previously, Matthew served as a Land Development and Urban Planner at Professional Engineering Consultants, where responsibilities included on-call planning services and land use planning. From January 2017 to May 2022, Matthew held roles as Senior Planner and Associate Planner with the City of Wichita, managing key neighborhood plan updates and reviewing applications related to land use and zoning. Matthew's earlier experience includes working as a Business Analyst and Senior Geographic Information Systems Technician at Bartlett & West, as well as roles in environmental inspection and GIS technology. Matthew earned a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning and a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography from The University of Kansas.
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City of Hutchinson, Kansas
Hutchinson is a city of the first class with a council-manager form of government. The city council consists of five members. For purposes of representation in the council, the city is divided into four districts with one council member elected to a four-year term from each district. The fifth council member is elected at-large to a two-year term. Every year, the council selects one member to serve as mayor and another as vice-mayor. Council members are term limited and may not serve for more than one partial term plus two consecutive four-year terms. The council sets policy for the city and oversees the city manager who executes those policies. Hired by the council, the city manager serves as the city's chief administrative officer, administers the city budget, and conducts daily city business. Council meetings occur on the first and third Tuesday of each month, broadcast live on local cable channel 7 as well as streamed on the city's YouTube channel.