he City Manager's Office consists of the following divisions and programs: Administration, the 311 Action Center, City Communications Office, Contract Compliance Administration, Emergency Management Office, Human Relations, Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Environmental Quality, Office of Management and Budget, Security, Internal Auditor's Office, City Internship Program, Efficiency Strategies, and Capital Improvements Management Office.

The City Manager's Office also works with a variety of community partners to assist in providing the best possible services and information.

The City has a council-manager form of government. As the city's chief administrator, the city manager is responsible for making city government run efficiently and economically.

The city manager serves and advises the mayor and City Council, appoints most department directors and prepares a proposed annual budget for council consideration. The manager also enforces municipal laws and ordinances and coordinates city operations and programs. The manager does not appoint the police chief or the parks and recreation director, who are appointed instead by the boards they serve.

The City Manager's Office provides staff support services to the City Council and its committee meetings, and coordinates the development and analysis of policy recommendations presented to the mayor and City Council.

The city manager interacts on a daily basis with the city's Executive Team, consisting of the City Manager's Office administrative staff, department directors (including the chief of police and parks and recreation director, who are appointed by separate boards) and the city auditor and city clerk, who are appointed by the City Council.

Wayne Cauthen is the latest in a line of city managers who have served Kansas City since 1926.

Office of the City Manager
414 E. 12th St.
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: (816) 513-1408
Fax: (816) 513-1363
manager@kcmo.org