By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
Following four separate executive sessions Tuesday, totaling 95 minutes, the
Great Bend City Council agreed to give City Administrator Kendal Francis a 2%
pay increase.
The initial executive session was slated for 30 minutes, but the council
returned to extend the session 30 minutes, again for 20 minutes and finally a
15-minute session. Francis was included in the final two sessions.
Mayor Cody Schmidt made the brief announcement as the council returned the
final time from executive session.
"I look for a motion to approve giving City Administrator Kendal Francis a two percent raise," said Schmidt.
The city council voted 6-0 in favor of the raise.
Francis’ current
contract is scheduled through Aug. 5, 2023. Last December, Francis’ contract was extended to 2023 and was also given a 2%
raise at that time.
Francis was hired in 2018 after serving as city administrator in Coffeyville.