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Budget committee backs three-year SEIU supervisors' contract, recommends full council approval

Lawrence City Council committees (Economic Development; Budget & Finance) · March 12, 2026
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Summary

The Budget & Finance Committee voted to send a three-year collective bargaining agreement for SEIU Local 888 supervisors and administrators to the full council with a favorable recommendation. The agreement covers roughly 35 employees, includes a $1,000 signing bonus on ratification and changes vacation accruals; funding transfers totaling $106,570 were described across general and enterprise funds.

Ramona Savallos, the city’s chief administrative and financial officer, presented a three‑year memorandum of agreement for SEIU Local 888 supervisors and administrators on March 11 and outlined the program’s cost allocations and benefit changes. The contract would go back to July 1, 2025 for retroactive pay and requires a transfer of $106,570 from the current-year salary reserve and other accounts…

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