Kansas City Mayor Lucas will soon announce who he wants to serve as city manager for the remaining two years and three months he has left before term limits end his stay at City Hall.
It will then be up to the rest of the City Council to either ratify that nominee, or start the process all over again.
A redo is not likely, as Lucas is a seasoned politician who knows how to count votes before sticking his neck out. The person he nominates is almost certain to get the support he or she needs to take on the most important job in city government. And that person will most certainly hold onto it at least for the remainder of this council term, absent unforeseen calamity or scandal…