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DEe - 26 - 2006 12: 07P FROM: KERRY 5~~ERTT Dee ~'3 06 04:21p 232 6316 TO: 190378iJ1798 City Manager - City of Warreosburg, Missouri II (November 1970 - March 1977) As City Manager in this city of 13,000 residents and a university with 8,000 students, served as the Chief Executive Officer. Duties included working with the city council to estublish policies, goalfl and objectives and implementing those directions with the assiBtance of the city staff; preparation ofalll1ual bl1dge~ Co allocate resources towards the established policies. Accomplisbments Included: Passage of a local one-cent sales tax and various bond issues to fund projects; ma,jor street construction projects; building a new city hall; improvement of the park and recreation system and construction of city swimming pools. Assistant to the City Manager - City 01 Springfield, Missouri (June 1967 - November J 970) As an Assistant to the City Manager in a city with a population of 120,000 residents, duties included preparation of the IDU1ual budget.; securing state and ft:dcraJ grants for varlOLl':: projects; served as a member of the city's management team in meetings with city employee groups and performing tasks flS assigned by the city manager. EDUCATION Master of Public Administration - University of Kansas, 1968. Emphasis on City Management and Urban Administration. Bachelor of Arts - University of South Dakota, 1966. Major in Political Science, minors in Economics and Sociology. Continuinll Education Participation in various schools, seminars and conferences on subjects related to professional development. L Completion of a two-week seminar, Executive Development School at the University of Virginia in 1996. PROFESSIONAL AFF1LIATIONS International City/County Management Association - Full member Texas City Mamgemcnt Association Wichita Falls Bureau of Commerce and Industry - Board member P.Y5 p.3