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Residents press council on governance and police engagement during citizens’ forum
Summary
During the citizens’ forum, speakers urged greater accountability and consistent constitutional application, and the Lee County NAACP criticized the Auburn police chief’s absence from a town hall; council and staff explained the chief canceled due to unforeseen circumstances including a same‑day shooting.
Speakers during the citizens’ open forum raised concerns about local governance, ordinance consistency and police‑community engagement.
Robert Wilkins told the council he believes Auburn’s council‑manager form of government has weakened accountability: "Today unelected city manager controls the budget, department hiring and firing and nearly every day decision," he said, arguing that the system distances executive…
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