LINCOLN- In a press release, Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird announced that Lincoln's Chief Financial Officer Lyn Heaton had accepted the position of Director of Innovative Finance at the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Heaton's last day with the city will be July 8th, after which an interim CFO will be announced by the mayor.

Heaton joined the city as CFO in 2022, succeeding Brandon Kauffman who served in the role from 2016 to 2020. "I thank Director Heaton for his outstanding service to the City of Lincoln over the past two years," wrote Gaylor Baird, "His leadership has been instrumental in guiding our award-winning Finance Department with excellence and integrity."

Heaton, according to the release, previously served as CFO of the Nebraska Department of Transportation, deputy state budget administrator, and budget analyst in the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services before his tenure with the city of Lincoln. "I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve the residents of Lincoln," Heaton said in his own press release.

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