City leaders will soon decide whether to repeal residency rules that require many of the city’s top officials to live in Lawrence, potentially maintaining the requirement only for one position. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider repealing the residency requirements for all city employees except the city manager, effectively allowing employees in about a dozen high-level positions to live elsewhere. City staff are recommending the changes in part to help the city attract more qualified and diverse candidates for the upcoming recruitment for several department director positions, according to a city staff memo to the commission.
Source: LJWorld.com.

In the near future, if a Lawrence police officer uses a taser, firearm or other form of force a during a certain period of time — such as three times in six months — the Lawrence Police Department will be able to automatically flag those incidents to be further reviewed. That would be an increase in oversight over such instances for the department and is how LPD plans to use a new software program installed earlier this month.
Source: LJWorld.com.

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS “investment grade” yields. Every issuer’s credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.

One hundred and thirty-six years ago on March 8, 1885, life changed drastically in Dodge City. On that date, Dodge City’s biggest economic boon abruptly ended with the enactment of a quarantine law prohibiting the introduction of Texas long horn cattle into Kansas and, most importantly, Dodge City. City fathers and business owners knew there would be no more seasonal visits by the Texas cowboys and their long horns. For the past 10 or 11 summers, these cattle drives had been the economic mainstay for Dodge City.
Source: Dodge City Daily Globe.