# Within Reason with Mike Matson: Mike Dodson, former Manhattan mayor and legislator

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Podcast: [Within Reason with Mike Matson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/within-reason-with-mike-matson-7082446)
Published: 2026-04-15T15:11:00+00:00
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## Resource

Riley county has spent a long while trying to decide how, or whether they even want to in the first place, to create a County Administrator position, keeping in line with the typical municipal government. Today, former Manhattan Mayor Mike Dodson, as well as retired Manhattan Chamber Executive Lyle Butler, join the show to talk about what they see as the pros and cons to implementing this new city position

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