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Lawrence council pulls police‑chief nomination from committee then votes to table consideration
Summary
At a special April 29 meeting called to advance the mayor’s nomination of Maurice Aguilar as Lawrence’s police chief, the City Council removed the item from the personnel committee, opened limited debate and then voted to table further action; the personnel committee chair set a committee meeting for May 12 at 6 p.m.
The Lawrence City Council on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, voted to remove Mayor Brian A. de Pena’s nomination of Maurice Aguilar for chief of police from the personnel committee and return the matter to the full council for consideration, then voted to table further action.
The move followed more than an hour of procedural debate at a special meeting called under the city charter. Council Vice President Lourdes Infante, who also serves as chair of the personnel committee, told colleagues she had scheduled a personnel committee meeting for Monday, May 12, at 6 p.m.
The nomination originally came to the council after a seven‑member search committee reviewed applicants and recommended three finalists to the mayor, who then forwarded a single…
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