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Commission splits over hiring additional legislative aides; no formal action taken

2235604 · January 28, 2025
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Summary

A heated discussion about creating additional legislative aide positions for commissioners highlighted staff workload, office operations and appointment timing; commissioners did not adopt new positions but directed filling a single existing vacancy.

The Sunrise City Commission spent a contentious portion of its Feb. 4 meeting debating whether to add legislative aides to commissioner offices after Assistant Deputy Mayor Jacqueline A. Guzman proposed hiring extra support and creating an internship program.

Guzman said the commission’s longtime administrative aide, Lourdes Lawrence, had become “unsustainable” under current workloads and that four temporary hires had failed to provide steady support; she asked the commission to approve…

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