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Schulte's Job Title No Longer 'Acting'
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Description
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The City Council unanimously voted to authorize a two-year contract with Troy Schulte as the City Manager. Schulte has served for the past 18 months as acting City Manager and the move will allow him to fill key positions. His contract specifies that his priorities are to stabilize the leadership at the water services department and stabilize the city's financial situation. Schulte was named acting City Manager on November 19, 2009, after Wayne Cauthen was dismissed.
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2011-05-20
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Mayor-Manager System Means Struggle in KC
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Description
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Article examines Kansas City's form of government--power divided between the mayor and city manager where "the mayor and council set the policy and the manager implements it"--after the removal of city manager Wayne Cauthen. Includes a chart "Comparing Systems" that shows a weak-mayor government; a strong-mayor government; and statistics of cities based on populations and type of government.
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Date
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2009-11-23
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Man in the Middle
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Description
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Article examines the six-year tenure of Wayne Cauthen as city manager. His accomplishments and challenges are discussed and what his supporters and detractors say. Hired by Mayor Kay Barnes, he is seen as "pro-big development" and the enmity between him and Mayor Mark Funkhauser is obvious. There is also some biographical information about Cauthen.
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2009-09-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
