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Residents and commissioners spar over proposed merger of Pulaski County building and economic development functions
Summary
Public speakers and commissioners debated a proposed merger putting the economic/CDC director over the building department. A motion to deny elimination of the building department passed earlier in the meeting; speakers urged tabling further decisions until legal counsel is present and until tensions in the county subside.
A proposed reorganization that would place the county’s building department under the economic development/CDC director drew extended public comment Sept. 15, with residents and county officials urging caution, legal review and more public engagement.
A member of the public who identified concerns about workplace bullying, threats and a tense public climate urged commissioners to table merger decisions and seek legal counsel before proceeding. The commenter said employees had been harassed and that decisions made in a “climate of…
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