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Lawrence City council debates mayor’s compromise language, asks attorney for 48‑hour determination ahead of June 30 budget deadline
Summary
Councilors seconded a motion to consider the mayor’s compromise language and pressed Attorney Hooten on whether a legal determination could be completed within 48 hours and whether any decision would be submitted to the state if the council voted against it; no final vote is recorded in the transcript.
Councilors at a Lawrence City Council meeting moved to consider the mayor’s compromise language and asked the city attorney how quickly a legal determination could be produced, given that the city’s budget must be approved before June 30.
Attorney Hooten told the council the determination “would be within a couple of days. I I I've just 48 hours.” Councilor Lamont asked whether, if the council voted…
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