By Kim McDarison
According to information released by the city of Watertown, Mason Becker, a Fort Atkinson city council member, has been named strategic initiatives and development coordinator.
As published within meeting minutes on the city of Watertown’s website from a Finance Committee meeting held Monday, Nov. 7, Becker was approved for the position by unanimous vote.
He will begin in his new role Monday, Nov. 28.
Within the minutes, Watertown Mayor Emily McFarland was noted to have said that the city received 14 applicants for the position. The mayor “believed that only one was worthy of further consideration,” the meeting minutes reported.
The minutes continued: “Mr. Becker has served in municipal board roles for nine years where he has participated in economic initiatives. He currently has a working relationship with JCEDC (Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation), a plus in securing better interaction with that group for Watertown.”
According to information supplied to Fort Atkinson Online by Becker while running for Fort Atkinson City Council in April of 2021, Becker, who is in his 40s, is a restauranteur with his family’s Subway business. After winning his seat in April of 2021, he is serving his fourth term on the Fort Atkinson City Council.
A 37-year Fort Atkinson resident, he is active in the Fort Atkinson Lions Club, Bethany Lutheran Church and Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce.
Along with serving as a city council member, Becker ran for a seat on the State Assembly in 2020. He served on the Residence Hall Association Executive Board at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Becker is a 2002 graduate of UW-Whitewater where he earned his bachelor’s degree in speech communications.
Mason Becker
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