Contact the Lawrence City Commission
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Five Lawrence City Commissioners are elected at large, meaning they serve the city as a whole rather than representing districts.
Three Lawrence city commissioners are elected in odd years. The two candidates who receive the most votes are elected to four-year terms; the third-place candidate is elected to a two-year term. They are paid about $22,000 per year.
Meeting info
The Lawrence City Commission generally meets the first, second and third Tuesdays of each month in the City Commission room on the first floor of City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Meetings usually begin at 5:45 p.m. Agendas are available via this link. Meetings are livestreamed on the city’s website and on its YouTube channel.
The commission welcomes written public comment until noon the day of the meeting. Comments can be provided via email to ccagendas@lawrenceks.org. The commission also hears live public comment during meetings.
You can sign up to receive notices from the city and agendas for upcoming meetings at this link.
Last updated Dec. 6, 2022
City commissioners
Lisa Larsen, mayor
785-331-9162 • llarsen@lawrenceks.org
Twitter: @Lisa_Larsen
First elected to a four-year term in 2017; reelected in 2021
Bart Littlejohn, vice mayor
785-380-9413 • blittlejohn@lawrenceks.org
Twitter: @BartVote4
First elected to a four-year term in 2021
Courtney Shipley, commissioner
785-764-8998 • cshipley@lawrenceks.org
Twitter: @courtbelle • Facebook page
First elected to a four-year term in 2019
Brad Finkeldei, commissioner
785-550-9699 • bfinkeldei@lawrenceks.org
Twitter: @bradfinkeldei • Facebook page
First elected to a four-year term in 2019
Amber Sellers, commissioner
785-813-1381 • asellers@lawrenceks.org
Twitter: @AmbrWavz
First elected to a two-year term in 2021
Meeting archives
Find recorded meetings on the city’s YouTube page. More details about how meetings work are outlined in this resolution.
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