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Lawrence news July 1, 2024 - 3:13 pm

Lawrence City Commission to hear report on funds for homeless outreach, land development code updates

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will hear a report on how Bert Nash has used city funding for its homeless outreach services. They’ll also hear an update on the land development code rewrite.

Lawrence news May 15, 2024 - 12:39 pm

Lawrence City Commission approves contracts with Bert Nash, Mirror Inc. for homeless response team

by Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence City Commission on a 3-1 vote Tuesday approved agreements that aim to boost outreach, case management and services for people living outside.

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Lawrence news May 7, 2024 - 11:49 pm

Lawrence Sustainability Advisory Board chair accepts city commission’s challenge

by Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence City Commission has approved a resolution to sunset the Sustainability Advisory Board in September — with a challenge to the board to reimagine its own purpose in the interim.

Lawrence news November 21, 2023 - 9:00 pm

Lawrence City Commission wants to keep sustainability board; 4 boards to be absorbed into city manager’s office

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence city commissioners agreed Tuesday that they don’t want to eliminate the Sustainability Advisory Board, and three of five commissioners agreed to a plan to dissolve four boards and move their duties under the city manager’s office.

Lawrence news August 21, 2023 - 8:10 pm

Lawrence committee can’t reach consensus on restructure of city boards; will revisit

by Mackenzie Clark

Members of the Lawrence Board and Commissions Structure Committee could not decide Monday on whether to advance a recommendation to nix the Sustainability Advisory Board and consolidate or eliminate several other boards.

Lawrence news August 20, 2023 - 3:41 pm

Committee recommends City of Lawrence nix sustainability board, consolidate others

by Mackenzie Clark

A committee’s revised plan to update the city’s many boards recommends that the Sustainability Advisory Board and Public Incentives Review Committee be dissolved, among numerous other changes.

Lawrence news January 6, 2023 - 3:51 pm

Advisory board members want voice, accountability on drug & alcohol prevention funds

by Tricia Masenthin

Members of an advisory board pressed Friday for more input, transparency and measurable outcomes within a process slated to appropriate $843,000 this year from the city’s special alcohol tax revenue.

Lawrence news January 5, 2023 - 5:24 pm

City staff members assert alcohol & drug program funds’ distribution is legal; advisory board member says questions remain

by Tricia Masenthin

After more than a year spent questioning the process and legality of how the city allocates its special alcohol tax revenue, an advisory board will meet Friday to discuss a staff memo that says the city’s appropriation of the money adheres to the law.

Lawrence news May 23, 2022 - 4:56 pm

Advisory board calls for transparency in city’s social services funding process

by Tricia Masenthin

As the city formulates its 2023 budget, some social services leaders and advisory board members want more transparency, equity and public engagement in the process used to distribute funding for social service agencies.

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