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Citizens Government Review Committee urges limited charter changes, new city auditor and better follow-up
Summary
The Citizens Government Review Committee recommended keeping the city-manager form of government, creating a city auditor position, improving follow-up on studies and creating a larger review commission, and presented seven recommendations to the Topeka City Council, which voted to receive the report June 17.
The Citizens Government Review Committee delivered a seven-part report to the Topeka City Council on June 17 that recommends keeping the city-manager form of government, creating an appointed city auditor and adopting formal procedures to ensure follow-up on consultant studies and citizen requests.
The committee, chaired by Jim Kaup, presented the report after meeting 11 times over four-and-a-half months and hearing testimony from former officials and academics. "We recommend that the present structure be continued," Kaup told the council, summarizing the committee's first conclusion about the city-manager form.
The report’s central recommendations include creation of an…
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