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Personnel committee tables reauthorization of enforcement‑prosecutor post after review of posting and candidate timeline
Summary
The Lawrence Personnel Committee tabled a request to reauthorize the ordinance allowing the city to fill an enforcement‑prosecutor post after staff said the position had been posted, a candidate recommended and legal clarification was requested.
The Lawrence Personnel Committee on Feb. 24 tabled a request to reauthorize the ordinance that allows the city to fill an enforcement‑prosecutor position in Inspectional Services.
Acting Personnel Director Attorney Garcia and Inspectional Services Director Pat Ruiz told the committee the position had been posted in 2024 and that Ruiz had recommended one candidate to the mayor but the statutory six‑month authorization lapsed before the hire could be completed. Ruiz said the department has collected about $32,000 in enforcement revenues while roughly $160,000 in violations remained uncollected.
The item was brought to the personnel committee so members could…
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