Talk:Osage City, Kansas

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[edit] City Government

The City of Osage City is has a Mayor-Council-Manager form of government. The Osage City Council meets twice a month in the Council Chambers at Fifth and Lord Streets. They meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 7:00 pm. Osage City is governed by the Mayor/Council/City Manager form of government. The Mayor serves a two-year term. There are two representatives to the Council from each of the four wards in Osage City. Each council member serves a four-year term with staggered elections every two years.


The Mayor and Council Members are as follows by wards:


The Mayor: J. Patrick Lawless Jr.

First Ward: Quintin Robert, Chad Wilkins

Second Ward: Loren DeBaun, Gary Griffith

Third Ward: Edwin Mueller, William Curtis

Fourth Ward: Steve Haller, Becky Brewer


Under the Mayor-Council-Manager form of government, the City Manager serves the chief administrative officer of the City. The City Manager is directly responsible for the daily operations of the entire municipal organization and hires department heads to aid in this function.

Currently, the City of Osage City is organized into five departments, with the City Manager serving as the Administration & Finance Department’s Director.

The current Department structure is as follows:

Administration & Finance Department – Brian W. Silcott, City Manager

· City Clerk’s Officer – Linda Jones, City Clerk

· City Treasurer’s Office – Teresa Talkington, City Treasurer

· Municipal Court

· Utility Billing

Utilities Department – Mike Gilliland, Utilities Director

Power Plant – John Rice, Superintendent Electric Distribution – Dennis Combes, Superintendent Water & Gas Division– Ken Kaniper, Superintendent

Community Development Departments –

Street & Sanitation – Fred Hallowell, Superintendent Buildings & Grounds – Kevin Stromgren, Parks Manager Community Development – Gary Thompson, Comm. Develop. Officer (includes Building Inspection, Code Enforcement, and Animal Control)

Police Department – Fred Nech, Police Chief

Parks & Recreation Department – Cory Linton, Recreation Director

Cemetery Sexton/Property Manager – Lewis Meek

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