TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A top aide says that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has no timetable for filling a key Cabinet post in his administration.
Spokeswoman Sherriene Jones-Sontag said Brownback expects to name an acting secretary of administration to replace Dennis Taylor, who leaves the job next month. Jones-Sontag said the governor plans to conduct a thorough search for a permanent secretary.
Taylor will become executive director of the Kansas Lottery on Jan. 13. He’ll replace Dennis Wilson, who resigned earlier this month for health reasons.
The secretary of administration is typically a close adviser to the governor, running a department that oversees state contracting, personnel and computer services.
Taylor has held city and state government positions for 35 years and served in former Gov. Mike Hayden’s Cabinet.
