The majority of the social service organizations that applied for city funding for 2019 will receive more than they did this year.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission approved the 2019 funding recommendations from the Social Service Funding Advisory Board for both the special alcohol fund and the general fund. The funding allocations provide about two dozen social service agencies a ...
City leaders have voted to no longer offer bonuses based on seniority for future city employees and will be making changes to longevity payment amounts for existing employees beginning next year.
At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted, 4-1, with Commissioner Leslie Soden opposed, to adopt a new policy for the city’s longevity bonus that will tier and cap the amount paid to qualifying ...
The majority of the social service organizations that applied for city funding for 2019 could receive more than they did this year, with some organizations potentially getting thousands more than they received in 2018.
Funding for social services next year is set to get an extra bump in part because the special alcohol fund collected more than anticipated, and the Lawrence City Commission directed the city to ...
End-of-year bonuses for senior city of Lawrence employees that typically cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars annually could eventually be phased out. City management is recommending the change; employee groups are opposed.
At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider a new policy for the city's longevity bonus that would tier and cap the amount paid to qualifying employees ...
As city leaders prepare to discuss concerns that downtown panhandlers have become more numerous and aggressive toward visitors, both police and mental health resources will likely be part of the discussion.
Some commissioners think that the Lawrence police department should potentially bring back downtown foot patrols to help deter panhandling, but others think to truly address the complex issue of ...
Lawrence city commissioners will soon consider various updates to the city’s ethics policy, which has not been updated in nearly 30 years.
At its meeting Tuesday, the commission will consider adopting a revised ethics policy for city employees, elected officials and appointed officials. City Manager Tom Markus is proposing the updates to the policy, which was originally created in 1991.
Markus said the ...
