Budget & Finance Committee - Regular Meeting
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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- Government Body
- Budget & Finance Committee
- Meeting Type
- Budget & Finance Committee
- Location
- Lawrence, KS
- Meeting Date
- March 25, 2026
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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Start free trialNEW BUSINESS: March 17, 2026•Item 79/26
YTD Budget Review – Fire Department – Ramona Ceballos, CAFO
NEW BUSINESS: March 17, 2026•Item 80/26
Auth to Expend [$70,000] Grant funds from the Commonwealth of MA Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office (FFIO) Municipal and Tribal Technical Assistance (MTTA) Grant – Ilialis Reyes, Director of Project Management and Development
NEW BUSINESS: March 17, 2026•Item 81/26
Acceptance of Devices under the MA Broadband Institute (MBI) Connected and Online Program – Carlos Castillo, Director of Information Technology
NEW BUSINESS: March 17, 2026•Item 82/26
Rescission of Bond Authorizations, Nine Bonds totaling [$9,821,827.98] – Perla Ortiz, Treasurer and Tax Collector
NEW BUSINESS: March 17, 2026•Item 83/26
Authorization to Transfer [$97,552] from FREE CASH to Acct 015100-5380 [$15,552] and Acct 015120-5770 [$82,000] – Victor E. Ortega, Director of Veterans Services
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: March 3, 2026•Item 63/26
Appropriation Transfer [$200,000.00] from Free Cash, ARPA Acct. [190810-51113] to Merrimack Valley Workforce Board for AI Workforce Training for Lawrence Residents (Ages 18-25) – Octavien Spanner, Senior Advisor to Mayor Brian A. DePeña
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: March 3, 2026•Item 78/26
YTD Budget Review – Police Department – Ramona Ceballos, CAFO
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: February 3, 2026•Item 030/26
Reclassification of Non-Union Positions, Update Collins Center Report to reflect Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) – Caryl M. Garcia, Esq., Personnel Director
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: January 20, 2026•Item 007/26
Approval of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Agreement between ARGI, LLC and the City of Lawrence for property located at 470 Broadway – Daniel McCarthy, Planning Director
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: May 6, 2025•Item 164/25
Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Budget – Ramona Ceballos, Acting CAFO and Mayor Brian A. DePeña
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: May 6, 2025•Item 169/25
Submission of the Annual Audit Report to the City Council [FY24 Financial Statements and FY24 Reports on Federal Award Programs] – Ramona Ceballos, Acting CAFO
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: April 1, 2025•Item 117/25
Review of Lawrence Redevelopment Authority’s Financials – Counc. Vice President Stephany Infante
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: February 4, 2025•Item 44/25
Opioid Settlement Funds Update – Modelo Application Development – Counc. President Jeovanny Rodriguez
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: December 3, 2024•Item 568/24
Transfer [$400,000] from ARPA/Free Cash [Previously allocated to Hispanic Federation, See DOC # 76A/24] to Small Business through the Prospering Lawrence Grant [NOTE: See DOC # 121A/24 for established conditions of Prospering Lawrence Grant] – Octavien Spanner, Senior Advisor, Mayor Brian A. DePeña
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: May 7, 2024•Item 76B/24
Resolution Amending and Rescinding the Reimbursement Requirement for the Creating a Thriving Lawrence Grant Awardees; [$150K] to Greater Lawrence Family Health Center and [$100K] to Lawrence General Hospital – Octavien Spanner, Senior Advisor to Mayor Brian A. DePeña
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: February 6, 2024•Item 59/24
Amend City’s Housing Development Incentive Plan (HDIP) by Amending the Tax Increment Exemption (TIE) Percentage – Daniel McCarthy, Land Use Planner
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: May 17, 2022•Item 173/22
AARPA Funding – Education - Councilor Payano
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: October 5, 2021•Item 234/21
Tax Collection and local receipts update for fiscal year 2024 - Councilor Rodriguez
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: October 20, 2020•Item 201/20
Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax on Vacant and Abandoned Property Citywide [Home Rule Petition] - Mayor Dan Rivera
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: December 26, 2019•Item 397/19
Review of State Funds Received by City of Lawrence for Fiscal Operation - Counc. De La Cruz
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: June 4, 2019•Item 193/19A
Appropriation Transfer Year End Transfers between Departmental Accounts-Mark Ianello, Finance Director - Budget & Fin. Cmt.
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: October 16, 2018•Item 342/18
Pavement Cost Recovery Agreements – Review – Council Vice Pres. Rodriguez
TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: June 16, 2015•Item 197/15