New Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus flashes a smile as he is introduced at a City Commission meeting in March at City Hall. Seated next to Markus is Assistant City Manager Diane Stoddard.

Tuesday marked the first City Commission meeting — and the second day on the job — for Tom Markus, Lawrence’s new city manager.

Commissioners recognized Markus at the outset of the meeting Tuesday. A public welcome reception will be held for him April 6 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Markus talked to the Breakfast Optimist Club on Tuesday morning, saying his first six months on the job “will be full immersion.”

“It’s good to finally be here,” he told commissioners. “We’re starting to get familiar with some of the faces and some of the locations in town. It’s started, and it’s started well.”