Leslie Herring Email & Phone Number

Westwood, Kansas, United States

Lawrence, Kansas Area

Eudora, Kansas

City Of Olathe, Kansas

° Coordinates organizational development and employee engagement events with the City Manager’s Office, including bimonthly Executive Team meetings, monthly employee dialogue lunches, quarterly supervisor forums, and biannual new employee sessions° Serves on the City’s executive-level Budget Team; analyzes expenditures, and forecasts costs and revenues; assists in the preparation of Council budget presentations; and prepares operation budgets for the City Manager’s Office, City Council, City Auditor, and Legal Department° Serves as the City Manager’s Office liaison to the Olathe Central Core Initiative in its planning of Fourth Friday community events aimed at revitalizing Olathe’s downtown° Serves as staff liaison to the Olathe Teen Council; prepares agendas; plans initiatives and outreach, including developing opportunities to educate the Teen Councilors about City services and operations; and coordinates travel to and serves as chaperone at National League of Cities conferences° Manages and hosts the Learning About Olathe third grade field trip program° Managed Public Works web content revision process for city-wide external website redesign; trained in plain language principles to develop user-focused content° Investigated and recommended new business case evaluation process for projects to be considered for addition to the Capital Improvement Program, including gathering data on existing internal practices and external best management practices° Drafted City Manager’s Office five-year business plan, incorporating performance measures

Lawrence, Kansas Area

° Coordinated with tow contractors on the County’s tow rotation list; revised, renegotiated, and administered contracts; and assisted in mediating disputes arising between tow operators° Researched, developed, and presented to County Commission a successful pilot program for recycling service in rural areas° Created a one-page user guide for decentralized sustainable procurement for the City of Lawrence; and researched, developed, and piloted a process to introduce sustainable procurement practices to the City ° Revived entrepreneur-focused economic development initiative in Baldwin City, Eudora, and Lecompton by introducing and leading county stakeholder group in assessing community and business needs; engaging schools, financiers, small business advocates, and community members; compiling resource list; and implementing community-based strategies for economically-sustainable communities° Served as staff liaison to NetWork Kansas for the County’s E-Community revolving loan program° Developed and instituted employee policy prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes in or on County property° Worked with department heads, staff, and the County Administrator to successfully amend County’s fee schedule for open records requests° Drafted County Partner Funding Agreement to formalize accountability of outside agencies receiving County funds and acted as contract administrator° Managed the deannexation of a portion of Douglas County from neighboring Osage County’s Fire District No. 4 and also the subsequent creation of new fire districts in the deannexed area° Managed the relocation of the Treasurer’s satellite office, including finding office space, negotiating commercial lease, guiding architect’s work, and managing timelines and budgets

Westwood, Kansas

° Researched and prepared a budget planning presentation of graphs, charts, and comparative data for use by staff in the budget planning process° Handled citizen requests; gathered staff responses regarding citizen inquiries and complaints; investigated complaints and requests for services; and conferred with members of the public to explain policies and programs

Master'S Degree, Public Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Government