As the City of Great Bend feted Interim City Administrator George Kolb Monday afternoon, his permanent replacement Kendel Francis had his first day on the job.
Kolb’s official last day is Aug. 17. But both he and Francis will be work in parallel as the transition is made.
Francis was anointed city administrator on July 16.
“It’s been pretty much nonstop since I got here this morning,” Francis said Monday afternoon. “That is what I expected. There is a lot going on and I am going to jump in feet first.”
He had meetings with city staff and community members about what is happening in the city. “There are a lot of on-going projects.”
Francis said he expects the changing of the guard to go much quicker than planned. “George has been very gracious to fill me in on the blanks. I couldn’t be more excited to get going.”
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