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Opa-locka installs Shamika Lawson as city manager and Robin R. Starks as police chief
Summary
At a public ceremony in the City of Opa-locka, the commission swore in Shamika Lawson as city manager and Dr. Robin R. Starks as chief of police. Lawson, a 25-year city employee, pledged transparency and collaboration; Starks, a law enforcement veteran, pledged to "protect the vulnerable" and strengthen community policing.
City Manager Shamika Lawson and Police Chief Robin R. Starks were sworn into their posts at a public ceremony in the City of Opa-locka, where officials, clergy and community members gathered to mark the leadership transitions.
The ceremony installed Lawson as city manager; she was introduced by Pastor Gregory Thompson and formally sworn in by Frank Rollinson, village manager of North Bay Village. Lawson received a 25-year service award from the commission and pledged to lead with openness. "I am committed to living with integrity, transparency and compassion," Lawson said, thanking family, staff and the commission.
Lawson, described at the ceremony as the city's first homegrown…
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