April 04, 2006

Governor’s appointee to work for increased efficiency within gov’t
Sebelius appoints new member to Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations

Governor Kathleen Sebelius has appointed Madison “Matt” Traster to serve on the Kansas Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations.

“Kansans expect state and local governments to work well together and get things done. We’ve made great advances in increasing efficiency and cooperation, and I expect those advances to continue,” said Sebelius.

The Kansas Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations studies the services provided by the various levels of government within Kansas and makes recommendations as to how state and local governments can better work together. Traster will fulfill an unexpired four-year term, replacing Wade Dixson who resigned.

Traster, Ulysses, retired as assistant sales manager for Ulysses Irrigation Pipe in 1993. He has served as charter member and president of the Ulysses Jaycees, member and president of the Ulysses Chamber of Commerce. He was elected to the USD 214 Board of Education from 1968 to 1981 and served as president. In addition, Traster was elected to the Grant County Commission in 1998 and 2002 and was named Grant County Citizen of the Year in 2005.