The Wichita City Council and Citizens Committee announced the five finalists for the Wichita City Manager position today. The finalists and their current positions are listed below.

• Norton Bonaparte, Jr. – Topeka, KS City Manager
• William Buchanan – Sedgwick County Manager
• Floyd Johnson – Riviera Beach (FL) Community Redevelopment Agency Executive Director
• Robert Layton – Urbandale, IA City Manager
• George Noe – former Corpus Christi, TX City Manager (left September 2008)

The Wichita City Council and the Citizens Committee will interview the finalists next week. The details of the schedule are expected to be announced Monday.

The media is invited to interview the candidates from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 and Thursday, Nov. 6 in the 1st floor City7 studio (near the City Council Chambers) at  City Hall, 455 N. Main. Each candidate will stop by the City7 studio between the panel interviews.

Members of the media and the public are also invited to attend two televised public meetings featuring the candidates at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 5 and Thursday, Nov. 6 in the first floor boardroom of City Hall. The meetings will be televised live on City7 (COX Cable Channel 7). The public is encouraged to arrive early to submit questions in writing which will be answered by the candidates during the televised meetings. Seating is also limited.

The Wichita City Manager oversees 3,100 employees, a $500 million annual budget and a $2.4 billion Capital Improvement Program. Former City Manager George Kolb resigned Nov. 28, 2007 and departed in early January. Dr. Ed Flentje served as interim City Manager from January 2 - July 11, 2008. Scott Moore succeeded Dr. Flentje and currently serves as interim Wichita City Manager.

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