The people of Lawrence should directly elect a mayor to serve a four-year term and six city commissioners broken down by districts, according to the city government study task force. The task force members voted Thursday evening to finalize their draft report, and they’ll present it to the Lawrence City Commission on a date yet to be determined. The short-term task force has met seven times over the past few months. Members have researched Lawrence’s form of municipal government and weighed it against other possible options. Currently, the mayor and vice mayor positions rotate each year to the commissioners who receive the most votes in elections. But the task force agreed that a four-year term for mayor would provide greater focus and continuity.
Source: The Lawrence Times
