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Lawrence controller says $828,000 is correct appropriation; council to reschedule vote after notice error
Summary
City controller told the Lawrence Common Council the appropriation advertised in the paper was conservative and that the correct total to be requested at a rescheduled hearing is $828,000; councilors pressed for clearer public notice and asked for supporting audits and fund breakdowns.
The Lawrence Common Council on Dec. 17 was told by City Controller Terry Fauffer that Proposal No. 12 — an ordinance to appropriate additional funds and amend the 2025 budget — must be rescheduled because the controller’s office did not publish the required legal notice in time.
Fauffer said the appropriation will be considered at a Dec. 29 hearing and that "the correct number that is requested on the 20 ninth meeting is $828,000, not the amount advertised." She explained the office had advertised a larger,…
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