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CommuniTIES: Mayor of Overland Park, Kansas shares local government lessons learned
Oct. 6, 2021
Welcome to CommuniTIES, the Baker Tilly podcast series where we speak with public sector leaders about proactive and practical guidance to help governmental entities protect and enhance their value.
The Mayor of the City of Overland Park, Kansas, Carl Gerlach, joins us to share his experience and insights from serving in local government for the last 26 years, first on the City Council then as Mayor. In 10 minutes, Mayor Gerlach discusses:
- How he got involved in local government
- The City’s greatest accomplishments under his leadership, including improving citizens’ quality of life, revitalizing the City’s downtown and bringing new jobs to community members
- What has changed (e.g., social media) and what has stayed the same (e.g., importance of making local decisions)
- Lessons learned during his time as Mayor that fellow elected officials can leverage
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Meet the CommuniTIES host
Tom L. Kaleko
Tom Kaleko is a principal at Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC, has advised local governments for more than 40 years. He leads Baker Tilly’s municipal advisory professionals in Missouri and Kansas. He has provided financial advice to cities, counties and school districts since 2005.
