Nonpartisan · Hays City Commissioner
Sources for Shaun Musil
25 public sources used in researching this candidate. Every claim in the profile traces back to one or more of these URLs.
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Primary Records
6 sources- City of Hays lists Shaun Musil among current commission members
- Hays uses a commission-manager form of government
- Commission members are elected at-large every two years
- Official City of Hays individual page exists for Shaun Musil
- The page displayed Vice Mayor in the reviewed public record
- Shaun Musil - City of Hays Profile
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-19
2025 City/School/Improvement Districts/Extension Candidate Filingsellisco.net
- Shaun Musil was listed for Hays City Commission in 2025 candidate filings
- The Hays City Commission contest had two four-year terms and one two-year term
- Ellis County 2025 candidate filings PDF: https://ellisco.net/DocumentCenter/View/5707/2025-Candidate-Filings
- Official Ellis County 2025 results PDF exists
- Search extraction listed Shaun Musil with 1,788 votes for Hays City Commissioner
- Ellis County 2025 official results PDF: https://www.ellisco.net/DocumentCenter/View/5892/Official-Results-2025-General-Election
- 2026 city minutes/agendas: April 2026 city materials show Musil present for meetings involving development incentives, housing fee waivers, and routine governance, but the minutes are mostly procedural rather than quote...
- City of Hays - Apr. 16, 2026 agenda packet
- https://www.haysusa.com/273/Shaun-Musil
Reporting and Public Context
17 sources- GoodParty profile is unclaimed
- Profile lists Hays City Commission
- Profile lists election date November 4, 2025
- Nex-Tech describes Musil as having over 30 years of business and sales experience
- Nex-Tech says Musil serves as City Commissioner in Hays, Kansas
- Profile says he works with educational institutions and government entities
- Musil said he believed R9 would happen
- Musil said Hays was not taking away from Kinsley
- Musil said Hays had the state's lowest water usage rate per person
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Water, retail, housing top issues for newly elected Hays city commissionershayspost.com
- Hays Post reported Musil re-elected with 1,772 unofficial votes
- Musil and Sandy Jacobs would serve four-year terms
- Voter turnout was reported at 22.56%
- Musil, Sandy Jacobs, and David Vilaysing were sworn in on January 8, 2026
- Hays Post reported Mason Ruder elected mayor and Alaina Cunningham vice-mayor
- Hays Post, "New year, new governing body for city of Hays," published 2026-01-10: https://hayspost.com/posts/21208822-3905-4a26-a33d-5003cf6f8f08
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Judge rules in favor of Hays', Russell's R9 Ranch water transfer requesthayspost.com
- Administrative law judge issued favorable initial order on R9 transfer application
- Musil called the ruling a huge win for Hays, Russell, and the region
- Musil said Hays would continue water conservation
- Existing local harvest recorded Musil framing R9 as regional and not taking from Edwards County/Kinsley
- Hays Post 2025 R9 update from existing local harvest: https://hayspost.com/posts/1c6734f4-a3cc-4aa1-abb3-6827856793d8
- 2025 R9 update: Musil said Hays was giving to the Edwards County/Kinsley area, not taking away from it, and called R9 a regional project. Source: Hays Post, Feb. 15, 2025.
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
City commission extends face mask ordinance after emotional discussionhayspost.com
- Commission voted 3-2 to extend the face mask ordinance
- Musil was mayor during the meeting
- Musil supported enforcement and said his goal was to keep schools and businesses open
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
City commission reorganized; past mayor Musil thankful for support during pandemichayspost.com
- Musil thanked staff and his wife after his 2020 mayoral year
- Article says Shaun and Heather Musil co-owned Paisley Pear
- Article says the Musil family experienced coronavirus and quarantines
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Mayor retracts idea for eco devo mill levy increase; still supports more fundinghayspost.com
- Musil said Grow Hays must have stable funding
- Musil called Grow Hays the best economic-development program since he had been on the commission
- Musil said Hays could not go backwards
- Musil said the city-owned land showed Hays was serious about development
- Musil said retail was a priority
- Musil wanted a convention center at that location
- Musil said Essential Air Service was not wasteful spending
- Musil said airport service keeps Hays relevant
- Musil mentioned doctors and FHSU international students as airport-service users
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Grow Hays report: 2025 filled with momentum in economic developmenthayspost.com
- Hays Post described Musil as pleased with 2025 economic-development momentum
- Grow Hays reported eight multi-unit housing projects and 17 single-family home permits underway or approved
- Hays Post Grow Hays 2026: https://hayspost.com/posts/25729bbf-6cf9-4d9e-a74e-e7a60f5e43e9
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Hays City Commission talks economic development incentives for new Chick-fil-Ahayspost.com
- Musil credited Grow Hays and city staff for behind-the-scenes work
- Musil said Chick-fil-A now; what's next?
- The developer requested IRB-related tax incentives for a $6.2 million project
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Hays City Commission hears more on planned travel plaza, 2027 draft budgethayspost.com
- Musil worried outside nonprofit agencies would ask for more money
- Musil asked what happens if city funding falls and agencies stop providing services
- Coverage describes general-fund sales-tax dependence and cost pressures
- Hays Post 2023 budget from local harvest: https://hayspost.com/posts/0013a2b9-05a4-4aae-9794-ed48359742f0
- 2023 budget: Musil said lowering the mill levy was easier said than done, acknowledged residents and business owners were feeling cost pressure, and said he wanted efficiencies without putting a future commission in dir...
- Hays Post - 2024 budget
- 2021 re-election profile: Musil said the community cared even when it disagreed, described face-to-face constituent access at his business, defended North Vine roundabouts as safer for future growth, and said Hays must...
- Hays Post - 2021 city commission candidates
- Hays Post: 5 candidates vying
