The Board of Public Works and Safety on June 12 certified the Lawrence Police Department's 2025 Session 1 hiring process eligibility list and approved the appointment of Ronald Begley as a reserve police officer effective June 12, 2025.

Lieutenant Scott Evans of the Lawrence Police Department presented both items. "We're asking to certify that you certify the Lawrence Police Department 20 25 session 1 hiring process eligibility list," Evans said. On the appointment, Evans said: "The chief is requesting that Ronald Begley be appointed as a reserve police officer for the city of Lawrence effective 06/12/2025. This appointment is governed by the Board of Works and Safety and the Lawrence Police Department's rules and regulations."

Evans provided biographical details about Begley on the record: Begley was raised in Lawrence City, graduated from Lawrence Central in 1993, has been married 27 years, has a 23-year-old son, served as a city dispatcher from 2004 until February 2025 (21 years), and previously served as a reserve officer from 2000 to February 2014. "He's dedicated a lot of his time to the city of Lawrence, most of his life, really," Evans said.

A board member moved to approve certification of the eligibility list and the reserve appointment; the chair seconded both motions. The board approved each action by voice vote with "aye" recorded and the transcript indicates the motions "carry." The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or any public comment on the items.

The nut graf: The actions formalize the internal hiring process outcomes (the eligibility list) and add a named individual to the reserve officer roster under department rules. The appointment was presented as effective immediately on the date of the meeting.

The board did not discuss hiring list ranking details, the number of candidates on the eligibility list, pay/compensation for the reserve role, or background-check specifics in the public portion of the meeting; those items were not specified on the record.