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Council amends salary rules, removes vacant positions and approves 3% COLA amendment
Summary
The council amended salary ordinances on Nov. 3 to establish a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for appointed employees, added a 3% increase for the city clerk line item, and removed several vacant, unbudgeted positions from the salary schedule.
The Lawrence Common Council voted on multiple salary-related ordinances during the Nov. 3 meeting, approving a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for appointed employees (as an amendment to the salary ordinance) and removing several unfilled positions from the salary schedule.
What passed: Council amended proposal 10 (salaries for appointed officers and employees) to include a 3% increase as a cost-of-living adjustment and approved the amendment by voice vote; the transcript records unanimous or near-unanimous voice votes on that…
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