CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
Management Team Update
John Nalbandian, former Mayor and Public Administration professor at KU, recently presented a program to the Management Team titled “Contemporary Trends in Local Government”. The presentation was well-attended and covered issues of importance to today’s public service professional.
More Management Team News Exchange Activities
In an effort to be responsive to one of the findings from last year’s employee survey*, and gain an appreciation of the day to day activities in another department, members of the Management Team will be spending a couple of hours this summer learning about a job quite different from their own. The attached list represents the duty assignments – with the ultimate goal of reporting at a future Management Team meeting on what each individual learned during their “exchange day” activity. (*from the GRI Research and Training City of Lawrence Employee Survey: “Employees were most likely to perceive problems between the highest levels of management and frontline workers.”)
Street Survey Update Street Survey
Please see the attached .pdf file for an update on street segment surveys completed to date along with the survey areas to be focused on in July.
Parks & Rec Project List Parks & Rec List
The attached list represents projects underway, currently being planned, and on the list for the future, if funding is provided.