LARNED — A fast-paced first week has featured a crash course on the 2012 city budget and multiple meetings with various department heads.Lane Massey’s first official week as Larned’s city manager has been eased by the presence of outgoing City Manager Don Gaeddert, who is leaving after 18 years on the job.“Don is well respected in the state by his peers and it’s a privilege to get a chance to work with him,” Massey said. “It takes time to get to know everything that’s going on. It’s a blessing to have someone of Don’s stature and knowledge helping me.”Massey said preliminary work on budgeting is actually a good time to appreciate all that goes into figuring a budget.