Wayne A. Cauthen

Wayne A. Cauthen (born September 5, 1955) is an American politician who served as the first appointed African-American City Manager of Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to his appointment, Cauthen served as the Chief of Staff for Denver Mayor, Wellington Webb.

Wayne Cauthen
City Manager of Kansas City, Missouri
In office
April 2003 – November 19, 2009
Personal details
BornSeptember 5, 1955 (age 64)
Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma materCentral State University (BA)
University of Colorado (MA)

Early life and education

Cauthen was born on September 5, 1955 in Lancaster, South Carolina. He grew up in Englewood, New Jersey and graduated cum laude from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio and attended graduate school at the University of Colorado.

Career

Cauthen began his career in public service with intern positions for the Ohio General Assembly and the city manager of Xenia, Ohio. Cauthen then relocated to Denver, where he was an administrator for the Space Launch Systems programs at Martin Marietta. In that position, he was responsible for the Small Business Development program for the Space Launch Systems Division. This division was responsible for the Titan missile project.

Cauthen later served as chief of staff to Mayor Wellington Webb from March 1997 to March 2003. Cauthen also served as Webb's deputy chief of staff from March 1997 through January 2000 and director of the Mayor's Office of Contract Compliance from January 1993 to February 1997. As chief of staff in Denver, Cauthen managed nine cabinet-level departments, including Aviation, Public Works, and Parks and Recreation; and 11 agencies such as the Clerk and Recorder, the Budget and Management Office, and Planning and Community Development. Cauthen also worked for the State of Colorado Capital Complex Divisions and the Colorado Minority Business Development Agency.[1][2]

Cauthen was appointed city manager of Kansas City, Missouri in April 2003. On November 19, 2009, Cauthen was suspended as city manager by the Kansas City city council by a vote of 7–6.[3][4]

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References
  1. "Webb Group International, LLC". webbgroupintl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. "The Mile-High Club". The Pitch. 2007-04-26. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  3. Collison, Kevin. "Power & Light District will need big subsidies from city", The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, 13 July 2010.
  4. "KC City Council Fires City Manager Wayne Cauthen". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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