PAA Associate Karl Frantz has thirty-five years of municipal management experience, including thirty years as an administrator in the state of Wisconsin. Frantz obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota and his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Washington’s Daniel Evans School of Public Affairs. He began his career as a Management Assistant in the City Manager’s office for the City of Mercer Island, Washington before serving as City Administrator in Renville, Minnesota; Jefferson, Wisconsin; and Baraboo, Wisconsin. He retired in 2021 after 17 years of service as the Village Administrator of Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin. Since his retirement, Frantz has served as interim administrator in New Glarus and Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin as well as completed numerous municipal consulting assignments for PAA. Frantz has extensive experience in economic development and redevelopment, formation of tax increment districts, zoning administration, long and short-term financial management and budgeting, human resource management, and implementation of organizational change. Throughout his career Frantz has demonstrated a collaborative and team-based approach to leadership, placing the development of positive relationships at the center of his work with staff, elected officials, and the public. Colleagues and community members describe Mr. Frantz as approachable, personable, and calm, with a knack for developing consensus and maintaining civility when dealing with sensitive and sometimes contentious issues.
