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Councilors debate $25,000 reallocation from unused airport funds to pay city consultant

Budget and Finance Committee, Lawrence City · April 28, 2026
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Summary

The committee reviewed a request to move $25,000 from previously allocated airport free cash/ARPA funds to compensate consultant Anil Navkar for energy and sustainability work; airport commissioner raised questions about use of enterprise funds and prior ARPA awards to nonprofits, and the committee voted to forward the request to the full council.

The Budget and Finance Committee considered a request on April 27 to reallocate $25,000 from previously allocated airport free cash/ARPA funds to compensate Anil Navkar for professional energy and sustainability services he has provided to the city.

Senior adviser Octavian Spanner and CAFO Ramona Ceballos told the committee the airport commission’s allocation contained unspent funds and that some enterprise departments had declined loans offered as part of earlier allocations. Spanner said the administration proposes using a portion of…

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