Milwaukee Lead Manager Suspended For Incompetence, Insubordination, Attempt To Steer Contracts
The head of Milwaukee's troubled program to prevent lead poisoning among Milwaukee children "failed in her ability to manage" those efforts, a newly released suspension notice says.
Lisa Lien, the home environmental health manager, was suspended for 10 days in December after city officials found she was "ineffective," "insubordinate" and "incompetent or inefficient" in her work for the Milwaukee Health Department. She is also accused in the scathing disciplinary notice of breaking city rules by trying to steer a contract to a particular vendor.
Under her leadership, the number of housing units abated during 2017 was at 329 late in the year, down by more than 100 units from three years earlier. During 2008 to 2012, 600 to 800-plus units were completed each year. "The magnitude of the injustice served to the children of the City of Milwaukee is immense," reads her suspension notice, which was signed in December by former Health Commissioner Bevan Baker.
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The city's lead program has been reeling in recent months after news broke that the Health Department failed to provide follow-up services to the families of thousands of children with lead poisoning — or at least failed to document those efforts. Problems also emerged with a federally funded city program aimed at reducing lead dangers, especially lead paint risks, in city homes.
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