The Lawrence City Council withdrew without prejudice the item to appoint Dave McCarthy as planning director after the administration asked that the nomination be tabled.

The council first moved to suspend Rule 11 to pull Item 58524 from committee because time constraints would otherwise allow the appointment to take effect automatically after 30 days. During the personnel-committee discussion the administration communicated a request to table the appointment; the council president then entertained a motion to withdraw without prejudice. The motion to withdraw was seconded and approved by roll call.

Councilors debated briefly the use of committee process and one councilor said their prior "no" votes on suspending rules had been a signal about the importance of committee consideration. The council ultimately withdrew the item at the administration's request; the administration indicated it will return the item to the council at a later date.

No final appointment was made, and councilors recorded no policy direction beyond the withdrawal. The clerk recorded the vote to withdraw and the matter will not automatically become an appointment at this time.