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After hearing from several members of the public that they’re not interested in directly electing Lawrence’s mayor — a proposal from the chamber of commerce — city commissioners generally agreed they don’t want to move forward with changes right now.
Jacob Rice/Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider approving a policy on affordable housing incentives, and they’ll discuss a proposal from the chamber of commerce suggesting that city voters directly elect the mayor.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Voters said “no” Tuesday to the City of Lawrence’s ballot question on changing the form of government and “yes” to a sales tax increase to support affordable housing and homelessness programs.
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There’s a lot of confusion around the ”form of government” question on Lawrence voters’ ballots this November. Here’s what it actually means, plus potential pros and cons if voters approve it.
Lawrence voters in November 2024 will vote on one question that actually decides a lot more questions: Should we directly elect a mayor? Should the Lawrence City Commission expand to 6 members? Should they be elected by districts?
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday decided not to put a question on voters’ November ballots asking if they want to directly elect a mayor.
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will resume a discussion on the city’s form of government and whether to ask voters if they want to directly elect a mayor.
The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday is set to decide whether to ask voters if they want to directly elect a mayor, and if they want to elect six commissioners by districts.
A community engagement meeting to discuss a proposed city government restructure drew significantly more public interest than the last meeting, and most public commenters indicated they were in favor of making changes.
City leaders need feedback from the public in order to decide whether to ask voters if the local government should be restructured to directly elect a four-year mayor and to elect commissioners by districts.
