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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1958
Page
9
The Plan adopts commission manager government in Lawrence with five at large commissioners who set policy and budget, appoint a city manager who runs departments, and meet weekly at City Hall. Commissioners bear public responsibility, earn token salaries, and face a 1959 budget of 1,660 with 500 for salaries and 1,160 for meetings and travel.
Lawrence's city manager Harold Horn, in office a bit over a year, coordinates all city departments, provides technical advice to the Commission, and handles daily duties such as office calls and radio communications. The city clerk, Harold Fisher, serves as finance director, handles licenses, revenues, payrolls, elections, and minutes.
A detailed directory lists city departments and officials with dial codes for licenses, planning, building inspections, engineering, police, fire, street and water services, sanitation, treasurer purchasing, buildings and grounds, legal, animal control, parks, airport, health, cemetery, hospital, library, and reporting outages. It notes additional state and county resources including marriage licenses, vehicle tags, taxation, property records, and county courthouse access.
Lawrence city leaders contend with an expanding workload as weekly commissioner agendas grow amid rapid growth. The article traces a decade of rising concerns from water and sewer expansion to downtown parking, municipal insurance, zoning, street projects, and budget items including election costs and city contracts.
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