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Eric Wade

The Lenexa city administrator is responsible for implementing the policies of the Governing Body, submitting a budget to the Governing Body, and directing and coordinating the city’s departments. He was appointed to this position in June 2004. Eric had 20 years of public service to local government in the Kansas City region before his appointment as the city administrator. Eric served as deputy county manager in Johnson County Kansas from 2000 to June, 2004. Prior to serving as Johnson County Deputy County Manager, Eric served twelve years as the city administrator in Merriam, Kansas. Eric also served as the assistant city administrator with the city of Blue Springs, Missouri, and a budget analyst with the city of Kansas City, Missouri. He is a member of the International City/County Management Association and the American Society of Public Administration. Eric has a bachelor of arts in political science and masters in public affairs from Park College in Parkville, Missouri.