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AZ Republic- Mrs. Kathy Rice


Surprise assistant city manager considered for

Florida job

.The Arizona RepublicSept. 21, 2007 02:00 PMSurprise Assistant City Manager Kathy Rice is a finalist for a city manager job in Bartow, Fla., she confirmed Friday.”Most of the time I like being an assistant,” she said. “Every now and then you like being the manager.”Rice has been employed in Surprise since 2004, overseeing eight city departments including police, economic development and public works.She is up against four others for the leadership position in Bartow, a city in central Florida with more than 16,500 residents, according to the U.S. Census. Her competition includes another city manager, two former county administrators and a former executive officer for the Seminole Tribe of Florida.Rice said she views the jobs as a step up, and noted that it would place her closer to family in Georgia. She also has many friends in the central Florida area. Reach the reporter at (602) 444-6912 or tony.lombardo@arizonarepublic.com.       

    

 

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