The City of La Junta seeks an open-minded, progressive thinker with exceptional leadership skills to serve as its next City Manager.   Located in southeastern Colorado about 60 miles east of Pueblo, the City of La Junta has developed as a junction for commercial, agricultural, and ranching ventures for more than a hundred years. Before that, La Junta was the junction where the famous Santa Fe Trail branched south to New Mexico, while a lesser route continued west to Pueblo and beyond.   La Junta operates under a council-manager form of government with six Council Members and a Mayor. The City Manager and City Attorney are appointed and/or confirmed by the governing body.   Under general direction of the City Council, the City Manager carries out