As expected, some significant adjustments to the city manager’s recommended budget have materialized, and the largest is related to home values. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive revenue and expenditure updates to the 2019 budget and the five-year Capital Improvement Plan. The adjustments result in a $445,000 increase to the budget, bringing the total budget to about ...
Representatives of the local police officers union are not willing to give up double-time pay for officers and detectives. As part of contract negotiations with the Lawrence Police Officers Association, the city previously proposed eliminating double-time pay. Under the current contract, if an officer or detective works more than 12 hours in a single day, any hours beyond the 12th hour are paid at double ...
The bike-share service operating on the University of Kansas campus could soon be expanded citywide. At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider approving an agreement between the city and VeoRide Inc. that would allow the bike-share company to add about 20 off-campus locations to its service. The service would continue to be run by VeoRide, at no cost to the city, but the company is ...
City leaders are set to consider a mural proposed for the exterior wall of the Lawrence Public Library, including a request that the mural be painted on panels instead of the library itself. At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will decide whether to approve the mural, which depicts stories of local women of color. The commission will review recommendations from the Lawrence Cultural Arts ...
Consent agenda 1. Approve City Commission meeting minutes from 06/19/18. 2. Receive minutes from various boards and commissions: 3. Approve all claims. The list of claims will be posted by the Finance Department on Monday prior to the meeting. If Monday is a holiday, the claims will be posted as soon as possible the next business day. 4. Approve licenses as recommended by the City Clerk’s Office. 5. ...
The cheers of University of Kansas men’s basketball fans have long since faded, but the book is not closed on one aspect of the team’s recent NCAA Final Four run. The City of Lawrence is still working on tabulating the city’s costs related to the team’s Final Four appearance. City spokesman Porter Arneill told the Journal-World in an email this week, approximately three months after the Jayhawks’ ...