Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus announces plans to resign in spring 2019

City Manager Tom Markus has announced that he plans to resign in spring 2019.
Markus, 67, made the announcement at the end of the Lawrence City Commission’s meeting Tuesday evening. In a letter to the commission, which he read aloud, Markus said that he was clear during the hiring process that he would not likely be a long-term city manager in Lawrence. Markus stated that while he had hoped that his tenure might be longer, he had decided it was time for him to move on.
After reading the letter, Markus told commissioners that the decision had not been easy.
“And you can tell by my voice that this was a difficult decision for me to make, but I think it’s the right decision for me and my family,” Markus said. “And I’ll work with you going forward to make this transition as smooth as we can.”
After a nationwide search, the City Commission voted in January 2016 to hire Markus, who has more than 40 years of experience in municipal government. Markus began his position in March of that year.