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Inspectional Services budget adds health inspectors as grant positions end; councilors press for salary‑scale corrections and staffing clarity
Summary
During the May 22 budget hearing, Director Reese outlined an inspectional services budget that adds two health‑code inspectors after public health grant cuts, replaces a supervisor with a financial‑officer classification, and raises concerns among councilors about pay parity between the assistant director and the enforcement prosecutor.
Director Reese presented the Inspectional Services Department budget to the Lawrence City Council on May 22, detailing personnel changes pursued in response to recent grant reductions and public‑health staffing shifts.
Reese said the largest single budget change in the department reflects the addition of two health‑code inspectors after cuts from the Department of Public Health grant funding. That change raised the department’s personnel cost by about $127,000 in the mayor’s recommendation; Reese said the department will lose five grant‑funded inspectors on June 30 and sought to restore capacity through two city‑funded hires and a shared‑services inspector funded through a regional agreement with Methuen.
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