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Monday, August 25, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
Counselor named new county administrator
By KAREN SAMELSON
Staff writer
When Chris McKenzie goes to work today, he will sit at the same desk in the same office at the Douglas County Courthouse, but he'll need a new nameplate that says county administrator.
McKenzie was the county counselor/administrator until Saturday, when his appointment to the new position that the county commissioners created Wednesday became official.
The commissioners decided to create a full-time administrative position because the county, with a budget of about $18 million, keeps growing, Commissioner Warren Rhodes said.
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Several tenants of Park 25 Apartments, 2401 W. 25th St., were plagued by a series of thefts that apparently began Thursday evening and ended Saturday morning.
The following items, valued at $3,543, were stolen over the period:
A microwave oven and other items, valued together at $435, taken between midnight and 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
*Stereo and electronic equipment, valued together at $2,219,
stolen between 4 and 7 p.m. Friday*
from a locked car in the complex's parking lot.
A JVC AM-FM stereo cassette player valued at $239, stolen between midnight and 9 a.m. Friday, also from a car in the parking lot.
■ Car stereo equipment and cassette tapes valued at $360, stolen between midnight and 8 a.m. Saturday from a car in the parking lot
A Fox radar detector valued at $150, stolen between 11 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday from an unlocked car in the parking lot.
The new job means that he will be in a direct supervisory position, McKenzie said. He will supervise and evaluate departments whose heads are appointed by the commission, such as public works and emergency preparedness.
"I'm very excited about it," McKenzie said Friday. He said the new job description clarified the extent of his authority.
He also will oversee the preparation of the operating budget, capital improvements program and a long-range strategy plan for the county.
"It's a combination of the old and the new," McKenzie said.
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McKenzie, who has been county counselor/administrator for about 18 months, earned a law degree from the University of Kansas in 1981 and a master's degree in urban planning from KU in 1976.
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The commissioners were able to appoint McKenzie to the position so quickly because they already knew his capabilities and had anticipated the need for a new administrator, Rhodes said.
"That legal background makes him a better administrator," Rhodes said.
"Why go through 91 applications for it?" Rhodes said.
Commissioners had chosen McKenzie over 90 other applicants when they gave the original position to him, Rhodes said, so they were confident of his abilities.
A contingency fund will cover the extra amount until the 1987 budget goes into effect, Rhodes said.
McKenzie now will earn $33,000 He earned $40,000 in his previous position.
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The county probably will contract with an outside law firm for certain legal matters that McKenzie formerly dealt with, Rhodes said.
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