Path Says Knowledgeable Commissioners Makes Form Of City Government Work

NEBRASKA CITY – After working five years with Nebraska’s only commission form of government, Nebraska City City Administrator Grayson Path is moving on to Paris, Texas.

He said the city of 25,000 people northeast of Dallas is similar to Nebraska City in the pride citizens feel toward their community.

In Nebraska City, he said, there are a lot of things heading in the right direction, including a stable budget and road infrastructure with completion of the south interchange and Fourth Corso viaduct.

Path: “There’s more work to be done out there obviously. There’s lots of roads out there that need to be repaired, but we’ve made a huge headway on getting a lot of the big ticket items done -- the bridges and major thoroughfares done.”

He said he feels confident that there are great things ahead for Nebraska City.

Path: “With the progress we have made, the things we have done. We’ve got, again, a great staff. I keep repeating that, but it’s a great staff and a great council that is going to see this thing through.”

"It's a great staff and great council that is going to see this thing through"

 

Nebraska City has the only commission form of city government in Nebraska.
Path said it is unique in that each commissioner has authority over a segment of city government.

 

 Path: “It can be a little bit of a juggling act trying to communicate between different commissioners , but it can be done. We’ve done it.  It has its pros and cons as every form of government does, but I think in Nebraska City there are more pros than there are cons.”

He said the value of the form of government depends on the people who serve as commissioners.

 

Path: “I think people should be proud of their council members. They know the procedures, they know the budget, they know the processes, they know the methods and they work well with the staff and we get a lot done that way.”

His last day at Nebraska City is April 10.