City Manager's Office

Mark Dunning
City Manager

816.969.1026

City Manager Mark Dunning serves as the City's chief executive officer and provides professional leadership in executing the policies and priorities of the mayor and City Council. The city manager is responsible for developing and recommending alternative solutions to community problems for consideration by the mayor and City Council and developing new programs and measures to meet emerging and future needs of the City, residents and business owners.

The city manager supervises the assistant city manager of administrative services and assistant city manager of development services and infrastructure. 

The City Manager's Office provides support services for the mayor and City Council and consists of several internal service divisions whose primary functions are providing support for all City departments:

  • Central Building Services
  • City Clerk's Office
  • Creative Services
  • Development Services
  • Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology Services

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Assistant City Managers


Christal Weber

Christal Weber
Assistant City Manager
816.969.1022

Ryan Elam
Assistant City Manager
816.969.1015

Donna Lake
Assistant City Manager
816.969.1023