Davenport civil-rights director says HR and finance delays are stalling investigations, requests meeting with city leaders

Director Lacey reported at the Davenport Civil Rights Commission’s March 11 meeting that delays and conflicting actions by the city’s human resources and finance staff have left key investigation positions unfilled, hindered the commission’s ability to account for HUD funding and created operational standstills.

Lacey said the commission had been authorized two civil‑rights investigator positions for the year but that only one was posted; the posting for the second position was removed without explanation. “It was my understanding that we were using a single posting to fill both positions. However, apparently, the posting was removed without my knowledge,” Director Lacey said. She added the commission received no documentation explaining who removed the posting or why.

The director told commissioners she has twice formally requested a salary‑assessment metric — first in October and again by written request on Dec. 12 — and that neither she nor the commission have received the metric or a timetable for review. “I submitted a request for this data to the HR director on December 12, and then the commission submitted…