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Committee hears that changing salary ordinance won't fund a proposed 3% civilian raise without mayoral appropriation
Summary
Madam Chair opened discussion of Proposal No. 10, an ordinance fixing salaries for appointed officers and employees of the City of Lawrence for 2026, as the committee considered whether changing the salary ordinance to reflect a civilian 3% raise would legally obligate the city to pay that increase.
Madam Chair opened discussion of Proposal No. 10, an ordinance fixing salaries for appointed officers and employees of the City of Lawrence for 2026, as the committee considered whether changing the salary ordinance to reflect a civilian 3% raise would legally obligate the city to pay that increase.
The controller told the committee, "You would need an additional appropriation, which would need to be approved by the mayor," clarifying that amending the ordinance alone does…
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