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Tuesday, January 23, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
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Lawrence has staff shortages
By Kathryn Lancaster
Police and firefighters need more workers to meet standards
Kansan staff writer
Lawrence police need to hire 27 officers to meet minimum staffing levels, according to a public safety report released yesterday.
the report, prepared by city staff, also includes recommendations to hire nine firefighters and to establish new fire and police districts during the next five years.
The police department is good, Police Chief Ron Olin said, but to meet the needs of a growing city, the measures outlined in the report are necessary to maintain or expand the existing levels of police service.
According to the report, minimum police staffing levels, established by the department, are not being maintained. In a three month survey, from August though October 1989, the department failed to meet minimum
daily staffing levels nearly 60 percent of the time.
In 1989, the number of calls for service increased 14 percent from 1988, according to the report.
The recommendations are expected to bring police up to minimum staffing levels.
The report recommended spending $864,807, based on Jan. 1990 figures, to add 27 police officers and equipment, two clerk typists and seven police cars.
Twenty-one officers and three cars would be added for patrolling. Of those, five officers and one car would be assigned to traffic enforcement.
One officer would be added to the Community Services Division for expanded training and crime prevention, doubling that staff.
Five detectives and two cars would be added to the department's investigations division.
Fire Chief Jim McSwain said yesterday that to provide adequate services to the city, the fire department should hire nine firefighters, an administrative assistant and a full-time clerk. The department provides all fire services for Lawrence and for the University of Kansas.
The fire department also should replace one pumper truck with a more flexible ladder/pumper truck combination, the report said.
McSwain said the city now had only one ladder truck. A second ladder truck also could be used as a standard fire truck.
Costs for acquiring a new truck and hiring additional personnel would total $603,112, based on estimates in the report.
City manager guidelines discussed
By Kathryn Lancaster
Kansan staff writer
In their search for a new city manager, commissioners met with management consultant Robert Saunders yesterday to establish requirements for applicants.
At the afternoon study session, commissioners reviewed their responses to a questionnaire designed to help them establish applicant qualifications and a community profile.
"What we're looking for is consensus," said Saunders, a Liberty, Mo., consultant who is leading the search for a new manager. "It's not necessarily total agreement, but a general consensus of what commissioners are looking for."
A community profile statement will help finalists determine whether they are interested in the position, Saunders said.
Commissioners agreed that they were looking for someone with strong management skills, flexibility and the ability to mediate instead of dominate discussions.
Applicant qualification questions were broken down into two areas: personal qualifications and municipal management skill and style.
A city manager should be visible rather than invisible, Comissioner David Penny said.
others.
Based on commissioners' reactions to responses, Saunders will write a list of qualifications. That list will be submitted next week for commissioners' approval.
Mayor Bob Schumni said a city manager should be an ultimate decision maker, a leader, but not someone who would force his opinions on
By the Feb. 1 deadline, Saunders said, he expects to receive about 75 applications. His office already has reviewed 57 applications, and he has received numerous phone calls this week from people interested in the position.
On Feb. 12, commissioners will begin their initial screening and will select a few top applicants. At that point, the candidate list should be narrowed to about 12 people, Saunders said.
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