The city of Lawrence is looking to hire more people to work at a city-operated campsite for the homeless so that the North Lawrence camp can have 24-hour per day, seven-day per week staffing. City Manager Craig Owens told commissioners at their Tuesday evening meeting that finding staffing has been a challenge, but the city was bettering its salary offers to try to attract individuals with specific qualifications in the field of serving the homeless. “We have tried to hire employees who are trained in that and who have knowledge in this space that we just frankly don’t have,” Owens said. “This is new for us.” Owens in his briefing didn’t provide details on those salary ranges or how much the city expects to spend on providing staffing at the site, which is located on city-owned property between Johnny’s Tavern and the Kansas River levee in North Lawrence.
Source: LJWorld
