Geneva has a new city administrator, as the city council approved hiring Alex Voigt Monday night.
New Geneva city administrator Alex Voigt
Voigt will be paid $200,000 a year, according to a city spokesman. She will not be required to live in Geneva.
Voigt will start in September. She replaces Stephanie Dawkins, who is retiring Aug. 15.
She most recently worked for Aurora, where she was deputy chief of staff. During her tenure with Aurora, she also was an assistant to the mayor, a management analyst, interim emergency management coordinator and interim city clerk.
Voigt has a master’s degree in public administration and is pursuing a certificate in executive education from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
