Douglas County leaders will soon consider adopting pay ranges for countywide elected officials, which would effectively reduce starting salaries for several positions by ending the current practice of newly elected officials assuming the salaries of their predecessors.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will consider adopting pay ranges and a pay policy for countywide elected ...
City leaders have voted to repeal residency rules that require many of the city’s top officials to live in Lawrence, maintaining the requirement only for one position.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, with Commissioner Lisa Larsen opposing, to repeal the residency requirements for all city employees except the city manager, effectively allowing employees in about a dozen ...
Citing critical operational needs, Lawrence city leaders are moving forward with changes that would add nearly $1.6 million to the city’s budget for this year, enabling the city to add 13 full-time positions and one part-time position to city staff.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to authorize an adjustment to the city’s 2021 budget to include the additional ...
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 ...
Lawrence resident Ben Turner’s most recent meal consisted of beans and cornbread, and his two kids have been relying mostly on the cafeteria food and small cartons of milk the school district has been handing out to families during the coronavirus pandemic.
Like others, Turner has been waiting on extended unemployment benefits from the Kansas Department of Labor, which were funded by the federal coronavirus ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon consider whether to approve changes that would add nearly $1.4 million to the city’s budget — and nine full-time positions and one part-time position to city staff — for this year.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider authorizing an adjustment to the city’s 2021 budget to include the additional expense of $1.379 million, which ...
