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Lawrence Common Council overrides mayoral veto of ordinance on council approval of professional service contracts
Summary
On Oct. 6, 2025, the Lawrence Common Council voted to override the mayor’s veto of Proposal 2-2025, an ordinance that would amend the municipal code relating to council approval of expenditures for professional service contracts. The council approved the override during the regular meeting; the transcript does not provide an exact roll-call tally.
The Lawrence Common Council on Oct. 6, 2025 voted to override Mayor Hanks’s veto of Proposal 2-2025, an ordinance amending Title 1, Article 1, Chapter 2, Section 12 of the municipal code concerning common council approval of expenditures for professional service contracts. The override vote came after the council president read the mayoral veto and a council member moved to take a vote to override.
The ordinance had been approved by the council at a special meeting on…
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