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Councilor Wells asks to add 3% pay raise to docket, seeks retroactive pay; colleagues ask for funding details

5471034 · July 17, 2025
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At the July 16 Lawrence Common Council meeting Councilor Wells asked the council president to direct the city attorney to place a 3% pay raise for city employees on the docket and make it retroactive to the start of the year; Councilor Robinson asked department heads to identify funding sources and to budget for the raises in the coming season.

At its July 16 meeting the Common Council of the City of Lawrence discussed a proposed 3% pay increase for city employees. Councilor Wells asked the council president to direct the city attorney to place the matter on the council docket and said the increase should be made retroactive to the start of the year. Councilor Robinson asked that department heads identify where the funding would come from and ensure the amounts are…

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