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Council committee backs public hearing on $8,000 stipend, health coverage for appointed school committee members
Summary
A Lawrence council committee voted to send an ordinance establishing an $8,000 stipend and city-like health insurance for appointed members of a new six-member school committee to the full council and to order a public hearing.
Council President Giovanni Rodriguez and the Personnel Committee moved on an ordinance that would set compensation for the city’s newly configured six-member school committee, including a stipend and health insurance. The committee voted to send the item to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation and to order a public hearing.
The proposal in the ordinance text discussed at the meeting would create compensation for the three appointed members of the six-member school committee in the form of an $8,000 annual stipend and…
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