City leaders will consider a budget amendment that includes the addition of more than 20 positions to city staff.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider the second quarter budget amendment for 2021, which, among other additions, includes 20.5 new staff positions. The commission has previously indicated support for the additional positions, which are made up of 9.5 administrative positions, four planning positions, and seven positions in the Municipal Services & Operations Department.
Due in part to financial uncertainty associated with the coronavirus pandemic, the commission approved a “placeholder” budget for 2021 with the expectation of making quarterly budget adjustments throughout the year.
Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St., is pictured on May 3, 2016.
Citing a need to keep up with infrastructure projects, Lawrence city leaders are moving forward with changes that would add another seven staff positions, bringing the total number of newly requested positions to more than 20.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to direct staff to include the new positions in the quarterly 2021 budget adjustment that is expected to come back to the commission next week. The seven positions are in addition to the 13.5 administrative and planning department positions the commission previously directed city staff to include in the amendment.
Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St., is pictured Thursday, July 7, 2016.
City leaders will soon discuss a request to amend the city’s 2021 budget to add seven positions to city staff, bringing the total number of newly requested positions to more than 20.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will discuss requests from city staff to add the seven positions, which are in addition to the 13.5 administrative and planning department positions the commission previously discussed. The newly proposed positions comprise seven positions in the Municipal Services & Operations Department, such as engineers and inspectors, as well as an environmental remediation manager.