Thursday. Auril 22,1976
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Lawrence sanitation superintendent resigns
Lawrence Sanitation Supt. Don Purdy,
charged in November with
mismanagement by public employees,
and on Friday, His resignation will be
effective April 30.
In a memo sent to City Manager Buford Watson, Purdy said problems with staffing in the United Employees Association of Lawrence had led to his resignation.
"I have always tried to run a tight ship. This has been extremely hard as the employees have had a free rein to by-pass supervision clear up to the city commission.
The memo states:
"It is also difficult to get reprimands and terminations through, especially on association members. I have been bad-mouthed and put under close scrutiny but no actual charges have been filed. Only allegations and no end in sight."
Pardy couldn't be reached for comment. The city will appoint an acting supervisor and a new supervisor this week, Mike Wilder, assistant city manager, said last night.
Last November, public employees demanded an investigation of Purdy in a list of city mismanagement charges presented to the Lawrence City Commission.
A special committee appointed to investigate the charges presented two reports to the department and, upon report recommended that Purdy be fired as superintendent. The other report, which the commission adopted, suggested that he be fined to solve problems in the department.
Purdys has denied the allegation, which is under investigation by the Douglas County Courthouse.
Both reports charged Purdy with doing outside consulting work for another sanitation department on city time. Wilden said that charge led to an allegation by a city employee that Purdy had paid him with credits to help him with the consulting work.
Commenting last night on Purdy's resignation, Watson said. "Don has worked for us since 1969, and I think he has had more successes than setbacks.
TODAY: CAMPUS VETERANS will have a table in the lobby of the Kansas Union to answer questions about their organization. NOON-HOUR IN-UNION: I will meet at 1:30 in Alceve F of the Union. E. BRADFORD BURNS, in front of me, will serve for the Study of Latin America*; at 3:30 in the International Room of the Union.
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Mayor Fred Pence also said he thought
mayor had done enough as superintendent
to allow deployment delay.
"He tried to give us economical service in a period of high inflation."
Of the recent dispute between Purdy and the employees, Pence said, "He's had problems with his rapport with the men, and it just keeps going on and on."
"I think Don Purdy has tried real hard to do a good job. Pence said." He took the case seriously. "I thought you had a great rapport."
vestigating charges of mismanagement and who recommended that Purdy stay, said, "I was really surprised—we had no inking.
Commissioner Marine Armerginger, who had served on the special committee in-
"Maybe he just didn't think he could get the department shaped up."
Argersinger said the public employees' affiliation last week with the Teamsters Union had probably contributed to his resignation.
Wildmen supported Argeringer's com-
mand, but the best job he could be under the chlamarae.
"He's had a pretty tough road to go the past few years," she said.
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