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Board members say consolidation reduced technical expertise; discussion to seek commission review
Summary
Members of the City of Lawrence Building Code Board of Appeals discussed the 2021 consolidation of several trade-specific boards and agreed to explore a formal recommendation to the city commission to reconsider the makeup because of lost technical depth.
At a meeting of the City of Lawrence Building Code Board of Appeals, members questioned the 2021 consolidation that merged multiple trade-specific boards into a single board and discussed preparing a recommendation to the city manager and city commission to revisit that decision. Board members said the consolidation reduced the number of trade-specific experts (engineers, contractors and code officials)…
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