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Meet Caz Muske, Platteville's City Manager

Right: City Manager, Caz Muske, holding her son, Atlas, and Optimist President Terri Ellis


Platteville's new city manager, Caz Muske, was our speaker this week. She was accompanied by her son Atlas, who was wide awake and very attentive while his mom spoke to our club.


Caz grew up in Texas and has served in local government since 2015. She earned her bachelor's degree from McNeese State University and Master of Public Administration from Penn State. She is an ICMA Credentialed Manager. She and her family moved to Wisconsin in 2019. Before coming to Platteville in June, she served as the City Administrator for the City of Clintonville from 2021-2026.


Caz is married to Brenden, a Lafayette County Deputy Sheriff and K9 handler, and they have two sons.


Caz shared an overview and summary of the city's 2026-2030 strategic plan, highlighting the six strategic priorities as follows:

  • Community engagement and access: Strengthen our community by fostering an open and engaging environment, increasing participation in local initiatives and on city boards, commissions, and committees, and collaborating with local partners to build a more connected, vibrant city.

  • Economic development and housing: Platteville's long-term fiscal health depends on a growing tax base and a community that attracts and retains residents, workers, and businesses. The city can leverage its distinct competitive advantages such as UW-Platteville, its Driftless region setting, and its cultural and recreational amenities. Catalytic infrastructure investments will ensure the fiscal resources necessary to sustain high-quality city services.

  • Fiscal stewardship: The city affirms its commitment to managing public resources responsibly and strategically. It will emphasize long-term financial planning, disciplined decision-making, and proactive risk management to sustain essential services, strengthen resilience to funding changes, and adapt to evolving economic conditions while continuously improving financial practices.

  • Infrastructure: Prioritize safe and reliable streets, utilities, and public facilities as a core function and essential service to the public health and quality of life of Platteville residents. Communicate the fiscal and economic consequences of deferred maintenance so that residents and decision-makers have a clear understanding of what is at stake. Adopt a data-driven approach to infrastructure investment to enhance the city’s current transparent and fiscally sound practices.

  • Public safety: Police, fire, and emergency services are core functions of city government and are critical to the safety, well-being, and quality of life of Platteville residents. The City of Platteville is committed to delivering proactive, professional, and community-centered public safety services that adapt to evolving risks, support community trust, and enhance overall service effectiveness.

  • Workforce development, growth, and retention: The City of Platteville will invest in its workforce as employees adapt to changing labor conditions, evolving community expectations, and emerging technologies. The city is committed to retaining institutional knowledge, strengthening operational excellence, and creating a citywide culture that is supportive of employees, future-ready, and focused on continual improvement.

    The city will ensure continuity of operations and leadership readiness by ways of proper succession planning, focus on professional development to build employee skills, leadership capacity, and career pathways, and enhancement of our employee engagement efforts to increase retention, morale, communication, and workplace satisfaction.



Since coming to Platteville, Caz is prioritizing getting to know the people in our community and cultivating relationships. She continues to learn and understand to help everyone move forward. "Relationships are important. Progress only moves as fast as the relationships."


Welcome to Platteville, Caz and Muske Family!

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