Great Bend Post
The Great Bend City Council appointed Logan Burns as the next City Administrator after accepting the resignation of Brandon Anderson. After spending time as the city's building inspector and assistant city administrator, Burns took control Aug. 12.
With the change in administration, the assistant city administrator position is now open. The existing ordinances concerning the duties of that position were drafted at the request of prior administration to assign specific duties and personnel to that position to match what the new assistant administrator was already doing for the city.
The mayor and current administration have requested City Attorney Allen Glendenning to draft an ordinance defining the duties more generally and broadly allowing for them to be assigned and reassigned to meet the current needs of the city over time.
One of the amendments includes the appointment and qualifications of the position.
The amendment states, "The city administrator shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the city council and shall be chosen solely upon the basis of comprehensive administrative ability. The city administrator need not meet applicable residency requirements at the time of the appointment but shall meet them upon appointment and shall continue to meet them during the tenure of office."
The council will be presented an ordinance amending the qualifications and duties of the city administrator and assistant city administrator.
The council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3 begins at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.