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Resident urges Lawrence council to send resolution supporting statewide audit ballot question to Beacon Hill; committee sends request for city-attorney review

Lawrence City Council (Housing & Economic Development; Ordinance/Intergovernmental/Elections subcommittee) · April 14, 2026
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Summary

A resident, Rich Russell, asked the committee to draft a resolution supporting a statewide ballot question on auditable financial dealings; the committee voted to table the request and asked the city attorney and clerk to prepare a draft and opinion before forwarding.

A member of the public asked the ordinance committee to draft and forward a resolution from the Lawrence City Council endorsing a statewide ballot question requiring auditable financial dealings among state branches.

Rich Russell of 34 Cross Street told the committee that the…

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