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Council untables police chief nomination; personnel committee to investigate under charter rules
Summary
The Lawrence City Council untabled the nomination of Captain Maurice Aguilar for police chief and referred the confirmation to the Personnel and Administration Committee for investigation, after public comments and a legal memo flagged charter requirements for committee review.
The Lawrence City Council voted to untable and send to the Personnel and Administration Committee the confirmation of Captain Maurice (Mauriz) Aguilar as nominee for police chief, with council leaders citing the city charter's referral requirements.
Under the council's action, the matter will be investigated by the personnel committee before the full council takes a confirmation vote. The referral followed a written legal opinion pointing to Section 3.7 of the Lawrence City Charter, which directs the council to refer such candidates to the standing personnel committee for investigation and a report "no less than 7, no more than 21 days" after referral.
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